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  • Nombre Apellido1-Apellido2

    (Department of Economic Research, Central Bank of Costa Rica)

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This paper studies the evolution of allocative efficiency (AE) in Costa Rica’s manufacturing sector between 2005 and 2022, using comprehensive administrative firm-level data. Building on the structural framework of Blackwood et al. (2021), we estimate productivity and AE under both constant and non-constant returns to scale, explicitly accounting for the role of markups, demand elasticity, and firm-level fundamentals. Our results show that while AE in manufacturing remains relatively low, it exhibits an upward trend over time. Nonetheless, the potential gains from eliminating misallocation are large: moving to an efficient allocation of resources would raise manufacturing productivity by an estimated 61% – 89%. ***Resumen: Este documento analiza la evolución de la asignación eficiente de recursos (i.e., eficiencia asignativa) en el sector manufacturero de Costa Rica con datos administrativos a nivel de la firma entre 2005 y 2022. Con base en el marco estructural de Blackwood et al. (2021), estimamos la productividad y la eficiencia asignativa bajo los supuestos de retornos constantes y no constantes a escala. Además, consideramos explícitamente el papel de los márgenes, la elasticidad de la demanda y los fundamentos de la firma. Nuestros resultados muestran que, si bien la eficiencia asignativa en la manufactura se mantiene relativamente baja, presenta una tendencia creciente a lo largo del tiempo. No obstante, las ganancias potenciales de eliminar la mala asignación son significativas: transitar hacia una asignación eficiente de los recursos productivos incrementaría la productividad del sector manufacturero entre un 61% y un 89%.

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  • Nombre Apellido1-Apellido2, "undated". "Título del Documento en Inglés," Documentos de Trabajo 2YMM, Banco Central de Costa Rica.
  • Handle: RePEc:apk:doctra:2ymm
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    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • C63 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computational Techniques

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