Separating Catch-up and Technical Change in Stochastic Frontier Models. A Monte Carlo Approach

Antonio Alvarez and Julio del Corral

No 2006/03, Efficiency Series Papers from University of Oviedo, Department of Economics, Oviedo Efficiency Group (OEG)

Abstract: In the empirical analysis of economic growth an interesting topic is whether backward countries move towards the technological frontier (what it is known as technological catch-up). A common approach to testing for the existence of catching-up is the estimation of stochastic frontiers. However, it is not clear under which conditions technological catch-up can be disentangled from technical change in stochastic frontier models. We try to fill this gap in the literature using Monte Carlo techniques. Keywords: Monte Carlo analysis, stochastic frontier models, technological catch-up, technical change

Pages: 25
Date: 2006
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