Is Technical Progress Sectorally Concentrated?: An Empirical Analysis for Western European Countries

Alexander Schiersch, Heike Belitz and Martin Gornig

No 1217, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin from DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research

Abstract: Previous research shows that technical progress at the industry level, measured by sectoral TFP growth, is more localized in continental European countries than in Anglo-Saxon countries. We use EU KLEMS data sets to decompose sectoral TFP for nine European countries by means of a Malmquist approach, in order to separate technical change. Applying Harberger diagrams, we describe the sectoral patterns of technical progress. The analysis reveals that in most European countries technological progress is much more evenly distributed across sectors than TFP.

Keywords: TFP; Generalized Malmquist Productivity Index; sectoral technical change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E23 O14 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 p.
Date: 2012
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