Robust Measurement of National Technological Progress

Stefano Zambelli, Thomas Fredholm and Ragupathy Venkatachalam ()

No 1404, ASSRU Discussion Papers from ASSRU - Algorithmic Social Science Research Unit

Abstract: We propose a measure of technological progress based on the information embedded in standard input-output tables. A connection is established between the quantities necessary as inputs, the associated output and auxiliary prices. It is argued that the wage-profit frontiers and the associated production prices together provide a robust basis for measuring technological progress and productivities. The computation of the wage-profit frontiers is a non-trivial exercise because of high combinatorial complexity. An algorithm that renders this computation feasible is presented. We analyze technological progress and productivities among 30 countries between 1995-2009 using the latest multi-regional input-output data.

Keywords: Technological Change; Input–Output analysis; Wage Profit Frontier; Production Prices; Computational Techniques (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C61 C63 C67 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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