Radar scanning the world production frontier

Jens Krüger ()

Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2016, vol. 46, issue 1, No 1, 13 pages

Abstract: Abstract In this paper we report the results from a detailed investigation of the shifts of the world production frontier function over the period 1980–2010. Analogous to a radar we implement a novel measurement approach for these shifts using nonparametrically computed directional distance functions to scan the frontier shifts across the entire input–output space. The shifts of the frontier function measured in this way are analyzed by regression methods. The results point towards substantial non-neutrality of technological progress and furthermore show that technological progress is more pronounced in regions of high output and in regions where human capital is intensely used.

Keywords: Non-neutral technological change; World production frontier; Nonparametric frontier function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 E23 O11 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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