Technological Adaptation in Canadian Manufacturing, 1900–1929

Peter J. Wylie

The Journal of Economic History, 1989, vol. 49, issue 3, 569-591

Abstract: This article estimates biases to technical change in Canadian manufacturing from 1900 to 1929, and compares these to estimates of biased technical change in U.S. manufacturing. Significant differences are found between similar industries in the two countries, indicating that Canadian manufacturers did not use U.S. technology in unaltered fashion, but adapted it to be more cost efficient under Canadian factor market conditions.

Date: 1989
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