Is technical progress sectorally concentrated? An empirical analysis for Western European countries

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Previous research shows that technical progress at the industry level, measured by sectoral TFP growth, is more localized in continental European countries than in Anglo-Saxon countries. We use EU KLEMS data sets to decompose sectoral TFP for nine European countries by means of a Malmquist approach, in order to separate technical change. Applying Harberger diagrams, we describe the sectoral patterns of technical progress. The analysis reveals that in most European countries technological progress is much more evenly distributed across sectors than TFP.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: DIW Discussion Papers ; No. 1217

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology ; Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence ; Macroeconomics: Production
• Subject: Total Factor Productivity ; Generalized Malmquist Productivity Index ; sectoral technical change

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Schiersch, Alexander ; Belitz, Heike ; Gornig, Martin
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2012

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/61322
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