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Demande de facteurs et recherche-développement : estimations pour les Etats-Unis, le Japon, l'Allemagne et la France

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  • Ishaq Nadiri

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[eng] Factor demands research and development : estimates for the U.S., Japan, Germant and France. Pierre Mohnen, Ishaq Nadiri. The focus of this study is to compare two adjustment cost models and to quantify the impact of disequilibrium in factors of production on the growth and slowdown of labour productivity. A gross output model and a value added model are estimated for the manufacturing sectors of the U.S., Japan, West Germany and France over the period 1965-1966/1977-1978. The physical capital stock and the stock of R & D knowledge are considered as quasi-fixed inputs, whereas labor and materials (or labor and energy depending on the model) are treated as variable inputs.. The analysis within the gross output framework reveals the sluggishness of labor and the cyclical behavior of labor productivity. The parametric estimation of the weights pertaining to the various inputs in the growth accounting of labor productivity reveals that the introduction of disequilibrium reduces the residual, often interpreted as technical progress, but explains very little of the labor productivity slowdown. [fre] L'étude vise à comparer deux modèles de coûts d'ajustement, et à quantifier l'impact du déséquilibre dans les facteurs de production sur la croissance et le ralentissement de la productivité du travail. Un modèle de production brute et un modèle de valeur ajoutée sont estimés pour les secteurs manufacturiers des Etats-Unis, du Japon, de l'Allemagne fédérale et de la France sur la période 1965-1966/ 1977-1978. Le stock de capital physique et le stock de capital de recherche et développement sont considérés comme des facteurs quasi fixes tandis que le travail et les consommations intermédiaires (ou le travail et l'énergie suivant le modèle) sont traités comme des facteurs variables.. L'analyse dans le cadre de la production brute fait ressortir l'inertie du travail et l'évolution cyclique de la productivité du travail. L'estimation paramétrique des poids afférant aux facteurs de production dans le calcul de la croissance de la productivité du travail révèle que la prise en compte du déséquilibre diminue sensiblement le résidu, souvent interprété comme progrès technique, mais n'explique guère le ralentissement de la productivité du travail.

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  • Pierre Mohnen & Ishaq Nadiri, 1985. "Demande de facteurs et recherche-développement : estimations pour les Etats-Unis, le Japon, l'Allemagne et la France," Revue Économique, Programme National Persée, vol. 36(5), pages 943-974.
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    DOI: 10.3406/reco.1985.408877
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