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Peer reviewedMcMahon, Walter W. – Economics of Education Review, 1984
This paper considers the relation of education and of scientific and technical knowledge developed through research and development to labor productivity growth within the medium term. The empirical significance of sources of productivity growth is tested using data for the United States and 14 other nations. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Capital, Economic Progress, Economic Research, Educational Attainment
Peer reviewedGriliches, Zvi – Science, 1987
Discusses the relationship and contributions of research and development (R&D) to productivity growth in the United States. Focuses on the impacts of industrial R&D and presents study results on trends in productivity. (ML)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Economic Change, Economic Factors, Economic Progress
Cyert, Richard M.; Mowery, David C. – Scientific American, 1989
Reports on aspects of technological change essential to economic progress in the United States. States that workers need to be more adaptable, research needs to be more focused, and managers need to be more open-minded. (RT)
Descriptors: Economic Opportunities, Economic Progress, Economics, Employment Opportunities
Peer reviewedPages, Erik R. – Perspectives on Political Science, 1996
Uses the rapid rise and fall (within two years) of Clinton's industrial technology policy as an example of the creation and delegitimization of political ideas in federal government. Compares the shifting opinions on this policy to similar experiences with other policies, most notably nuclear power. (MJP)
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Economic Progress, Elitism, Federal Government
