Productivity in physical and chemical science predicts the future economic growth of developing countries better than other popular indices.
Scientific productivity of middle income countries correlates stronger with present and future wealth than indices reflecting its financial, social, economic or technological sophistication. We identify the contribution of the relative productivity of different scientific disciplines in predicting t...
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oai:doaj.org-article:cab9a42ecf4446c88630abb28c4f36112021-11-18T07:42:02ZProductivity in physical and chemical science predicts the future economic growth of developing countries better than other popular indices.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0066239https://doaj.org/article/cab9a42ecf4446c88630abb28c4f36112013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23776640/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Scientific productivity of middle income countries correlates stronger with present and future wealth than indices reflecting its financial, social, economic or technological sophistication. We identify the contribution of the relative productivity of different scientific disciplines in predicting the future economic growth of a nation. Results show that rich and poor countries differ in the relative proportion of their scientific output in the different disciplines: countries with higher relative productivity in basic sciences such as physics and chemistry had the highest economic growth in the following five years compared to countries with a higher relative productivity in applied sciences such as medicine and pharmacy. Results suggest that the economies of middle income countries that focus their academic efforts in selected areas of applied knowledge grow slower than countries which invest in general basic sciences.Klaus JaffeMario CaicedoMarcos ManzanaresMario GilAlfredo RiosAstrid FlorezClaudia MontoreanoVicente DavilaPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 6, p e66239 (2013) |
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Scientific productivity of middle income countries correlates stronger with present and future wealth than indices reflecting its financial, social, economic or technological sophistication. We identify the contribution of the relative productivity of different scientific disciplines in predicting the future economic growth of a nation. Results show that rich and poor countries differ in the relative proportion of their scientific output in the different disciplines: countries with higher relative productivity in basic sciences such as physics and chemistry had the highest economic growth in the following five years compared to countries with a higher relative productivity in applied sciences such as medicine and pharmacy. Results suggest that the economies of middle income countries that focus their academic efforts in selected areas of applied knowledge grow slower than countries which invest in general basic sciences. |
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Klaus Jaffe Mario Caicedo Marcos Manzanares Mario Gil Alfredo Rios Astrid Florez Claudia Montoreano Vicente Davila |
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Klaus Jaffe Mario Caicedo Marcos Manzanares Mario Gil Alfredo Rios Astrid Florez Claudia Montoreano Vicente Davila |
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Productivity in physical and chemical science predicts the future economic growth of developing countries better than other popular indices. |
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Productivity in physical and chemical science predicts the future economic growth of developing countries better than other popular indices. |
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Productivity in physical and chemical science predicts the future economic growth of developing countries better than other popular indices. |
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Productivity in physical and chemical science predicts the future economic growth of developing countries better than other popular indices. |
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Productivity in physical and chemical science predicts the future economic growth of developing countries better than other popular indices. |
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productivity in physical and chemical science predicts the future economic growth of developing countries better than other popular indices. |
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