• Title of article

    Measuringourignorance,onebookatatime: Newindicatorsoftechnologicalchange,1909–1949

  • Author/Authors

    Michelle Alexopoulos، نويسنده , , JonCohen، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    21
  • From page
    450
  • To page
    470
  • Abstract
    New indicatorsoftechnologicalchangeintheUSbasedoninformationdrawnfromthe catalogueoftheLibraryofCongressfortheperiod1909–1949aredevelopedandusedto pinpointtherelationship,first,betweentechnicalchangeandeconomicactivity,and, second,betweenfluctuationsininnovativeactivityandtheGreatDepression.Although linksbetweentechnologicalchange,outputandproductivityarefound,resultssuggest thattheslowdownintechnologicalprogressintheearly1930sdidnotcontribute significantlytotheGreatDepression.Ontheotherhand,theremarkableaccelerationin innovationsafter1934didplayaroleintherecovery
  • Keywords
    TechnicalchangeProductivityGreat Depression
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Record number

    846305