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This paper analyses the patterns of convergence across the European Union countries in terms of both economic growth and technological conditions during the period 1995-2013. We apply the methodology of Phillips-Sul (2007) to study convergence in real income per capita and countries’ technological capabilities. We consider separately eight technological indicators as proxies for a country’s innovative ability and absorptive capacity.

This research models the factors influencing ICT innovation adoption in companies, hypothesizing a network of direct and indirect relations of factors, (consistent with TOE model), which channels influence on themselves and on ICT adoption. The hypotheses were tested using a sample of firms with aggregate information at the state level, and were estimated using PLS-SEM.

The emphasis of international trade theories shifted in the last forty years, from comparative advantage, to scale economies and product differentiation. More recently, the “new” new trade theories have stressed the role of firm heterogeneity, which has led to a renewed interest on the study of how credit constraints may hamper the export activities of firms.

En este trabajo se analiza el modo en que la adopción de Nuevas Tecnologías (NTs) puede influir en la productividad del factor trabajo, el diferencial de precios y, por lo tanto, la competitividad de la economía. A tal fin, se examinan brevemente las teorías explicativas sobre la productividad y los diferenciales de precios, así como las contribuciones empíricas sobre estas cuestiones.