Extra! Extra! Some positive technology shocks are expansionary!

被引：7

作者：

Alexopols, Michelle ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Toronto, Dept Econ, Toronto, ON M5S 3G7, Canada

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2008年 / 101卷 / 03期

关键词：

Business cycles; Technical change; Measurement;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2008.06.007

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

I propose a new measure of technological change for the U.S. and use it to identify the economy's responses to a technology shock. The results suggest that GDP, TFP. and inputs increase following a positive technology shock. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：153 / 156

页数：4

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