Session 5a
Productivity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10101441 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul David (0009-0007-8091-5022, corresponding author), Gavin Wright (0000-0003-1936-1159) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 523-523 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s002205070102825x |
| OpenAlex | W1889244649 |
| Language | EN |
A marked acceleration of total factor productivity (TFP) growth in U.S. manufacturing followed World War I. The paper analyzes this development, attributing it to the confluence of diffusion of a general-purpose-technology (electrification) with a regime change in the industrial labor market
Business · Economics · Electrical engineering · Electrification · Industrial organization · Macroeconomics · Productivity · Session (web analytics · Total factor productivity · Economic Growth and Productivity · Engineering
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |