Maroc technologie et développement économique un modèle théorique

Jellal, Mohamed and Bouzahzah, Mohamed (2012): Maroc technologie et développement économique un modèle théorique.

Abstract

This paper proposes a model of reflection on the following fact: the Moroccan economy is not competitive and technological gap is wide between local industries and foreign firms. This observation leads us to organize this debate by offering a rigorous theoretical framework to better understand the underlying incentives to upgrade the actual Moroccan firms to reduce their technological gap. Further, it is shown how the state can establish a system of tax subsidy that can naturally induce firms to invest more in industrial modernization and potentially achieve a complete technological convergence.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Morocco a theory of technology and economic development
• Language: French
• Keywords: Morocco, Technology, Catching up, Development
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O14 - Industrialization ; Manufacturing and Service Industries ; Choice of Technology

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