Scientific publications, patents and technological capabilities in late-industrializing countries

Investments in learning in late-industrializing countries have began to include outputs in the form of scientific publications and patents. We examine the patterns which these outputs take by correlating their growth rates with foreign investment, capital formation, R&D expenditures and other variables. We also analyze the scientific fields of publications. Where possible, we compare the patterns of latecomers with those of advanced countries, and try to assess whether there has been convergence or divergence in the number of patents and scientific publications over time.