Elasticity of substitution and productivity, capital and skill intensity differences across firms

A. Dupuy; A. de Grip

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2005.08.025

Elasticity of substitution and productivity, capital and skill intensity differences across firms

A. Dupuy^*, A. de Grip

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Abstract

This paper, instrumented with six theorems, shows that differences between firms in labor productivity, capital intensity and relative demand for skilled labor can be explained by differences in the substitution parameters between capital, skilled and unskilled labor in the presence of skill biased technical change.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	340-347
Number of pages	8
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	90
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2005.08.025
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2006

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