Annals of the Social Science Academy of Nigeria 14&15(1) 2002/3 DOI: 10.36108/ssan/32002.5141.0150
An Empirical Note on Productivity and Technological Diffusion in Nigeria, 1970-2000
Ndem A. Ndiyo
Department of Economics, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
Abstract
The study analyses the longterm trend in knowledge diffusion and productivity growth in Nigeria, using a translog specification. The results indicate the need for technological upgrading and emphasized that policies designed to promote technological development should address the complementarities between ‘different factors of production. The article, thus, provides some support for the argument that total factor productivity (TFP), as a technological knowledge, can impact significantly on productivity in a developing economy like Nigeria.