Do Technology Shocks Lead to Productivity Slowdowns? : Evidence from Patent Data /

This paper provides empirical evidence on the response of labor productivity to the arrival of new inventions. The benchmark measure of technological progress is given by data on patent applications in the U.S. over the period 1889-2002. The analysis shows that labor productivity may temporarily fal...

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מחבר ראשי: Christiansen, Lone Engbo
פורמט: כתב-עת
שפה:English
יצא לאור: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
סדרה:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/024
גישה מקוונת:Full text available on IMF
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