Input substitutability and cross-country variation in sectoral linkages

Rishabh Sinha

Economics Letters, 2019, vol. 178, issue C, 121-124

Abstract: Using cross-country data, I find the elasticity of substitution across sectoral inputs to be less than one for the broad sectors of the economy. Differences in relative prices account for a non-trivial share of the cross-country variation in sectoral linkages.

Keywords: Sectoral linkages; Input substitutability; Distortions in intermediate markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O11 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.02.025

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