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STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND THE GROWTH OF INDUSTRIAL SECTORS: EMPIRICAL TEST OF A GPT MODEL
Author(s) -
Castellacci Fulvio
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
review of income and wealth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1475-4991
pISSN - 0034-6586
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2010.00380.x
Subject(s) - tertiary sector of the economy , panel data , structural change , empirical research , economics , productivity , relevance (law) , industrial organization , technological change , service (business) , secondary sector of the economy , manufacturing , econometrics , business , macroeconomics , economy , marketing , philosophy , epistemology , political science , law
This paper investigates the empirical relevance of a model of structural change and the growth of industrial sectors. The model analyzes the process of diffusion of general‐purpose technologies (GPTs) and how this affects the dynamic performance of manufacturing and service industries. The empirical analysis studies the dynamics and the determinants of labor productivity growth for a large number of sectors in 18 OECD countries over the period 1970–2005. The results of dynamic panel data and cross‐sectional analysis provide support for the empirical validity of the model. Industries that are close to the core of ICT‐related GPTs are characterized by greater innovative capabilities and have recently experienced a more dynamic performance. Relatedly, countries that have been able to shift their industrial structure toward these high‐opportunity manufacturing and service industries have grown more rapidly.