Productivity Puzzles and R&D
Another Nonexplanation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4028839 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zvi Griliches (Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 9-21 |
| Publication date | 1988-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-3309 • E-ISSN: 1944-7965 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/jep.2.4.9 |
| OpenAlex | W2005070057 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 12 |
Around 1974-75, output growth and associated productivity measures dropped sharply in the United States and in most other western industrialized nations and continued at rather low rates for most of the rest of the 1970s. During the late 1960s, the growth in research and development (R&D) investment slowed down markedly (in constant dollars) and did not really recover until the late 1970s. Basic research was especially hard hit, showing a substantial absolute decline during the same period. Whether this slowdown in the investment in new technologies can account for the observed productivity slowdown is a fascinating question. I shall argue below that it cannot, at least not yet, since its effects take a long time to work themselves through the innovation and diffusion processes. The oil price hikes of the early and late 1970s and their macro-consequences are, therefore, the most likely direct causes of these pervasive declines in the growth rate of productivity
Economic growth · Economics · Macroeconomics · Monetary economics · Political science · Productivity · Slowdown · Economic Growth and Productivity · Firm Innovation and Growth · Innovation Policy and RD
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2025 (32) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |