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16 juin 2020
- handle: 10670/1.aqlvw3
- hal: hal-03001787
- doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2019.11.063
- PII: S0377-2217(19)30975-0
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Productivity and competitiveness Technological change Firm heterogeneity Nonparametric EndogeneitySujets proches
Technological change Breakthroughs, Technological Innovations, Industrial Technological breakthroughs Technical innovations Innovations, TechnologicalCiter ce document
Ruben Dewitte et al., « Firm-Heterogeneous Biased Technological Change: A nonparametric approach under endogeneity », HAL-SHS : droit et gestion, ID : 10.1016/j.ejor.2019.11.063
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We propose a fully nonparametric framework to test to what extent technological change is factor-biased and heterogeneous. We show in a Monte Carlo simulation that our framework resolves the endogeneity issue between productivity and input choice and provides accurate estimates of firm-specific biases. For all Belgian manufacturing industries analyzed, we reject the predominant assumption of Hicks-neutral technological change over the period 1996–2015. We find that technological change is skill-biased, capital saving and domestic materials using. Moreover, we find significant heterogeneity in the pattern of technological change between and within industries. Relying on a rich dataset of firm characteristics, we provide robust indications that firm-level technological change can be attributed to specific firm strategies and technological characteristics.