Scientific Productivity and IP Data: Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, 2002–2023
Description
Data desciption. JAST, IMPORTIP, EXPORTIP, GERD are the Journal Aryicles in Basic sciences and engineering (unit), ImportIP and ExportIP are import and export of Intellectual properties (in currend US$ and GERD is Government Expenditures in Research and Development (current US$). Abstract.This study investigates the impact of intellectual property imports and research and development (R&D) expenditures on scientific productivity in the Central Asian countries of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Initially, country-specific time series models were developed to explore individual dynamics; however, diagnostic tests revealed notable methodological limitations. Specifically, the Ramsey RESET test indicated specification issues in the model for Uzbekistan, while the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test suggested non-stationarity in the series for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Additionally, data gaps for Tajikistan were identified for certain years. To address these limitations and leverage the cross-sectional and temporal dimensions of the dataset, a fixed-effects panel regression model was employed using 22 years of data spanning 2002–2023. Findings. Empirical results reveal a statistically significant inverted U-shaped relationship between intellectual property imports and scientific productivity, implying a non-linear quadratic effect. Furthermore, R&D spending positively and statistically robustly influences scientific output.
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