Economic expansion and innovation: A comprehensive analysis of Pakistan's path to technological excellence.

ABSTRACT: To encourage technological and industrial innovation, nations worldwide implement "re-industrialization" and "manufacturing return." This study investigates the relationship between GDP growth, expenditure on research and development, and medium- to high-tech as a percentage of manufactured exports on technological innovation in Pakistan. We evaluated long-run and short-run causal relationships using the ARDL, bound-F test, and ECM regression. The study found a positive relationship between GDP growth and technological innovation in the short and long run. In the short run, with a one-year lag, the analysis reveals a positive and statistically significant relationship between technological innovation, medium-high-tech exports, and GDP growth. In the long run, R&D is positive and significan

SUBMITTER: Khan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11045076 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature