The determinants of productivity growth in Dutch manufacturing, 1815-1913
In this article time series on labour productivity in the manufacturing sector are the starting point of the analysis. Using a growth accounting framework (Cobb-Douglas production function) we try to assess to what extent increases in labour productivity are due to rises of total factor productivity or to a growth of capital intensity. The results of this accounting exercise seem to contradict the views expressed by a great number of historians who have written on this subject. By relaxing some of the strong assumptions regarding perfect competition, a new view on the determinants of long-term... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2000 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | Research Articles |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27411150 |
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Link(s) : | http://ereh.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/4/2/223 |