Table 8
Technological scope of spillovers

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  Same technology Technology group All technologies
  Coefficient Elasticity Coefficient Elasticity Coefficient Elasticity
Prior adopters in similar industries that have adopted
Technology in same group 0.0256* 0.00077
Standard error (0.0028)
Same technology 0.0355* 0.0011 0.0478* 0.0014
Standard error (0.0030) (0.0032)
Other technology in same group -0.0004 -0.00001
Standard error (0.0030)
Technology in different group -7 E-5* -2 E-6 -0.0001* -3E-6
Standard error (0.00002) (0.00002)
Prior adopters in moderately similar industries that have adopted
Technology in same group 0.0020 0.00006
Standard error (0.0029)
Same technology 0.0249* 0.00076 0.0503* 0.0015
Standard error (0.0030) (0.0032)
Other technology in same group -0.0194* -0.0006
Standard error (0.0030)
Technology in different group -0.0002* -5E-6 -0.0002* -6E-6
Standard error (0.00002) (0.00003)
Prior adopters in different industries that have adopted
Technology in same group -0.1020* -0.003
Standard error (0.0050)
Same technology -0.0182* -0.00055 -0.0023 -0.00007
Standard error (0.0043) (0.0045)
Other technology in same group -0.0755* -0.002
Standard error (0.0041)
Technology in different group -0.0002* -6E-6 -0.0002* -6E-6
Standard error (7E-06) (7E-06)
Observations 106,188 106,188 106,188
Log likelihood 67,936 69,069 69,539

…not applicable

* χ 2 statistically significant at p < 0.05

Notes: Dependent variable: ADOPTION pτ irt   . Also included are plant characteristics and agglomeration effects, control variables and fixed effects. Variables are defined in Table 3. This table shows results of the author's calculations.

Sources: Statistics Canada, 1993 Survey of Innovation and Advanced Technology and Annual Survey of Manufactures .