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Depreciation Estimation, R&D Capital Stock, and North American Manufacturing Productivity Growth

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  • Jeffrey Bernstein
  • Theofanis P. Mamuneas

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This paper estimates R&D depreciation rates for the U.S. and Canadian manufacturing sectors. We find that R&D capital depreciates at a rate of 25 percent in the U.S., and in Canada the rate is 24 percent. Thus R&D capital depreciates at virtually the same rate in both countries. We also estimate similar user costs of R&D capital. This result implies that the marginal returns to R&D are equal in the two countries. Based on the new measures of R&D capital, factor price elasticities are estimated. For U.S. manufacturing a 1 percent increase in the R&D user cost leads to a 0.80 percent reduction in the demand for R&D capital, while for Canada the own R&D elasticity is significantly more inelastic at 0.14 percent. R&D growth contributes to TFP growth. In the U.S., R&D accounts for about 10 percent of annual productivity, while in Canada the contribution is around 6 percent.

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  • Jeffrey Bernstein & Theofanis P. Mamuneas, 2005. "Depreciation Estimation, R&D Capital Stock, and North American Manufacturing Productivity Growth," Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES, issue 79-80, pages 383-404.
    • Handle: RePEc:adr:anecst:y:2005:i:79-80:p:383-404
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    5. Bettina Becker, 2013. "The Determinants of R&D Investment: A Survey of the Empirical Research," Discussion Paper Series 2013_09, Department of Economics, Loughborough University, revised Sep 2013.
    6. Manzoor Ahmad & Jianghuai Zheng, 2023. "The Cyclical and Nonlinear Impact of R&D and Innovation Activities on Economic Growth in OECD Economies: a New Perspective," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 14(1), pages 544-593, March.

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