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Estimation of sectoral elasticities of substitution along the international technology frontier

Sectoral heterogeneity is crucial to address several economic questions. This paper provides a detailed mapping of sectoral production possibility frontiers, using different nesting structures and levels of aggregation (primary, secondary, tertiary activities and energy-intensive firms). Elasticities of substitution between capital, labour and energy are identified by employing an international multi-sector dataset, accounting for biased technological change and normalising the production function to clusters of observations. Complementarity dominates, with the noteworthy exception of the capital-labour composite, close to Cobb-Douglas. I also present some stylized facts relating substitution elasticities to sectoral characteristics.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 13-092

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Computable General Equilibrium Models
Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models
Energy and the Macroeconomy
Thema
Constant Elasticity of Substitution
Normalisation
Sectoral Disaggregation
Nested CES Structure
Energy Demand

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Baccianti, Claudio
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2013

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-352453
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  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Baccianti, Claudio
  • Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)

Entstanden

  • 2013

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