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<p>Technological efficiency is one of the main factors of economic growth in modern history. Technologies have traditionally been important for manufacturing sector, but the age of digitalization has also made service sector increasingly rely on modern technologies. There are not many studies measuring the technological trends of these two sectors. This study uses the micro approach of the dynamic panel to measure productivity of the manufacturing and service sectors in Montenegro during 2010 to 2019, between the two global economic crises, using firm level data. The results indicate a clear upward technological trend in manufacturing but not in the service sector. Divergent technological trends are found amongst the manufacturing and service industries that require different level of technologies and knowledge in their production processes. The study concludes that there is a room for further technological improvements in both sectors and proposes concrete policy measures for further development.</p>
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Technological efficiency is one of the main factors of economic growth in modern history. Technologies have traditionally been important for manufacturing sector, but the age of digitalization has also made service sector increasingly rely on modern technologies. There are not many studies measuring the technological trends of these two sectors. This study uses the micro approach of the dynamic panel to measure productivity of the manufacturing and service sectors in Montenegro during 2010 to 2019, between the two global economic crises, using firm level data. The results indicate a clear upward technological trend in manufacturing but not in the service sector. Divergent technological trends are found amongst the manufacturing and service industries that require different level of technologies and knowledge in their production processes. The study concludes that there is a room for further technological improvements in both sectors and proposes concrete policy measures for further development.

Technological Trends in the Manufacturing and Service Sectors. The Case of Montenegro

South East European Journal of Economics and Business

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Technological efficiency is one of the main factors of economic growth in modern history. Technologies have traditionally been important for manufacturing...

Technological Trends in the Manufacturing and Service Sectors. The Case of Montenegro

Publicado en línea: 12 jul 2021

Páginas: 120 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jeb-2021-0010

Palabras clave
technological efficiency, manufacturing sector, service sector, economic crisis

© 2021 Nina Vujanović, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Technological Trends in the Manufacturing and Service Sectors. The Case of Montenegro

Publicado en línea: 12 jul 2021

Páginas: 120 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jeb-2021-0010

Palabras clavetechnological efficiency, manufacturing sector, service sector, economic crisis

© 2021 Nina Vujanović, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
technological efficiency, manufacturing sector, service sector, economic crisis