technology was a major part of the government response. The U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) led a major …

We consider a neoclassical interpretation of Germany and Japan's rapid postwar growth that relies on a catch …-up mechanism through capital accumulation where technology is embodied in new capital goods. Using a putty-clay model of production … and investment, we are able to capture many of the key empirical properties of Germany and Japan's postwar transitions …

Does the impact of environmental regulation differ by plant vintage and technology? We answer this question using … annual Census Bureau information on 116 pulp and paper mills' vintage, technology, productivity, and pollution abatement … include our technology, vintage, and renovation variables. Sample calculations of the impact of pollution abatement on …

differences defined by technology. In the aggregate time series relative unemployment is defined by educational unemployment … hiring and training response is quicker than the wage response. We also observe in time series that the pace of technology … technology, maturing of the workforce, and growth of international trade reduce unemployment in the longer run. The same …

The real business cycle literature has largely ignored the empirical question of what role technology shocks actually … play in business cycles. The observed procyclicality of total factor productivity (TFP) does not prove that technology … other reasons. I address the role of technology by investigating the dynamic interactions of inputs, TFP and two observable …

change in structure. This paper seeks to fill the gap by study- ing the impact of domestic technology, foreign technology and … for 24 manufacturing industries. Holding time and industry effects constant we find that in most cases technology has the … technology constant we find mixed results for trade. Effects of trade on real wages are generally insignificant once time effects …

creation of formal technology licensing offices at universities. Up until approximately the mid-1980s, university patents were …