Globalisation, innovation activities and the technology gap between Sub-Saharan Africa and the industrialised countries,Dr Mohd Shukri Hajinoor, Dr Khaled Elmawazini, Dr Ibrahim Ngouhouo
Dr Khaled Elmawazini*
Albright College
United States
*Corresponding author
Dr Mohd Shukri Hajinoor
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Malaysia
Dr Ibrahim Ngouhouo
University of Dschang
Cameroon
and
University of Toulon
France
Abstract: Previous empirical studies focus on the impact of globalisation on economic growth. This paper contributes to the empirical literature by examining the hypothesis that globalisation widened the technology gap between Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the industrialised countries from 1980 to 2002. To investigate this hypothesis, the measures of technology gap and globalisation are identified and the Least Squares Dummy Variable (LSDV) and Seemingly Unrelated Regressions (SUR) panel data models are used. Our main result shows that globalisation widens the technology gap between SSA and the rest of the world. This result may be due to the weakness of technology inflows and innovation and imitation activities in the SSA.
Citation:Elmawazini, K., Hajinoor, M. S. and Ngouhouo, I. (2010): Globalisation, innovation activities and the technology gap between Sub-Saharan Africa and the industrialised countries. In Ahmed, A. and Nwanko, S. (Eds.): Achieving Sustainable Development in Africa: Science, Technology and Innovation Trajectory, Vol. 1, pp. 137-145. WASD: Brighton, United Kingdom.
