Technological dynamics and social capability: US states and European nations
分析了1998-2008年间美国和欧洲国家技术能力的决定因素，发现两洲差异小于普遍认知，且社会能力（如公共知识基础设施、收入平等、民主和公共安全）对技术能力增长有促进作用。
This article analyzes factors shaping technological capabilities in USA and European countries, and shows that the differences between the two continents in this respect are much smaller than commonly assumed. The analysis demonstrates a tendency toward convergence in technological capabilities for the sample as a whole between 1998 and 2008. The results indicate that social capabilities, such as well-developed public knowledge infrastructure, an egalitarian distribution of income, a participatory democracy and prevalence of public safety condition the growth of technological capabilities. Possible effects of other factors, such as agglomeration, urbanization, industrial specialization, migration and knowledge spillovers are also considered.