In this paper we calculate and analyze the automobile industries cost and productivity experience during the 1970 's in Canada, the U.S.and Japan. Utilizing an econometric cost function methodology, we are able to isolate the major source of short-run disequilibrium in this industry-variations'...

Going forward, U.S. vehicle production will likely include more electric vehicles (EVs) and fewer vehicles with internal combustion-engines (ICEs). This may decrease the aggregate number of workers needed in the automotive supply chain, with decreases in engine and transmission manufacturing...

This book, in contrast with previous research and popular discussions that focus on the productivity of workers, identifies the critical influence of supervisors and engineers as key drivers of productivity differentials. To do so, it analyzes productivity at a Japanese car component plant and...