What part does technological knowledge accumulation play in modern economic growth? This book investigates and examines the predictions of new growth theory, using OECD manufacturing data. Its empirical findings portray a novel and complex picture of the features of long-term growth, where technological knowledge production and diffusion play a central part, alongside variations in capital and employment. A parallel examination of long-run trade patterns and government policy issues completes a broader account of how knowledge-based growth in industrial output is at the heart of modern economic prosperity.List of Tables - Preface - Introduction: Growth and Endogenous Technology - The New Theories of Endogenous Growth - The Issues, the Empirical Approach and the Data - The Modelling of Output Growth across Manufacturing Sectors: An Initial Approach - Evidence on Endogenous Technological Change across OECD Manufacturing - Scientific Human Capital, Investment and Trade: Further Empirical Evidence - The Impact of Government Policy on Output Growth across OECD Manufacturing - Conclusions - IndexORLANDO A. OCHOAGPSR ComplianceThe European Union's (EU) General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) is a set of rules that requires consumer products to be safe and our obligations to ensure this.If you have any concerns about our products you can contact us on ProductSafety@springernature.com.In case Publisher is established outside the EU, the EU authorized representative is:Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbHEuropaplatz 369115 Heidelberg, GermanyProductSafety@springernature.com