Bericht

Technical change and the elasticity of factor substitution

This paper addresses the relationship between technical change and the elasticity of substitution between factors of production. It is shown how the elasticity within a CES production setting can change due to technical change. Technical change is interpreted in the spirit of horizontal differentiation as in many growth models. Cases for positive and negative returns to differentiation are analyzed which can be understood as progress or complexity congestions. It is shown how the elasticity changes due to technical choices for each of them.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Beiträge der Hochschule Pforzheim ; No. 147

Classification
Wirtschaft
Macroeconomics: Production
Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Subject
Elasticity of substitution
CES production function
Inequality

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Antony, Jürgen
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Hochschule Pforzheim
(where)
Pforzheim
(when)
2014

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:951-opus-374
Last update
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  • Bericht

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  • Antony, Jürgen
  • Hochschule Pforzheim

Time of origin

  • 2014

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