Productivity Growth in Japan and the United States
455 pages
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119 tables, 27 figures
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6.00 x 9.00
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© 1990
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Table of Contents
Contents
Prefatory Note
Introduction
Charles R. Hulten
1. Productivity and International Competitiveness in Japan and the United States, 1960-1985
Dale W. Jorgenson and Masahiro Kuroda
Comment: Robert M. Schwab
2. Bilateral Models of Production for Japanese and U.S. Industries
Dale W. Jorgenson, Hikaru Sakuramoto, Kanji Yoshioka, and Masahiro Kuroda
3. Productivity Growth in the Motor Vehicle Industry, 1970-1984: A Comparison of Canada, Japan, and the United States
Melvyn Fuss and Leonard Waverman
4. Comparison and Analysis of Productivity Growth and R&D Investment in the Electrical Machinery Industries of the United States and Japan
M. Ishaq Nadiri and Ingmar R. Prucha
5. Decisions of Firms and Productivity Growth with Fixed Input Constraints: An Empirical Comparison of U.S. and Japanese Manufacturing
Catherine Morrison
Comment: Ingmar R. Prucha
6. Energy Price Shocks and Productivity Growth in the Japanese and U.S. Manufacturing Industries
Ernst R. Berndt, Shunseke Mori, Takamitsu Sawa, and David O. Wood
Comment: Kanji Yoshioka
7. Productivity Growth and Changes in the Terms of Trade in Japan and the United States
Catherine Morrison and W. Erwin Diewert
8. Alternative Measures of Capital Inputs in Japanese Manufacturing
Edwin Dean, Masako Darrough, and Arthur Neef
Comment: Masahiro Kuroda
9. The Taxation of Income from Capital in Japan: Historical Perspectives and Policy Simulations
Tatsuya Kikutani and Toshiaki Tachibanaki
10. Taxes and Corporate Investment in Japanese Manufacturing
Fumio Hayashi
11. R&D and Productivity Growth: Comparing Japanese and U.S. Manufacturing Firms
Zvi Griliches and Jacques Mairesse
Comment: Edwin Mansfield
Reply: Zvi Griliches and Jacques Mairesse
12. Compositional Change of Heterogeneous Labor Input and Economic Growth in Japan
Hajime Imamura
Comment: Walter Y. Oi
13. Technical Change and Human Capital Acquisition in the U.S. and Japanese Labor Markets
Hong W. Tan
Comment: Romesh Diwan
14. Labor Disputes and Productivity in Japan and the United States
Alice C. Lam, J. R. Norsworthy, and Craig A. Zabala
Comment: Mary Jean Bowman
List of Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index
Introduction
Charles R. Hulten
1. Productivity and International Competitiveness in Japan and the United States, 1960-1985
Dale W. Jorgenson and Masahiro Kuroda
Comment: Robert M. Schwab
2. Bilateral Models of Production for Japanese and U.S. Industries
Dale W. Jorgenson, Hikaru Sakuramoto, Kanji Yoshioka, and Masahiro Kuroda
3. Productivity Growth in the Motor Vehicle Industry, 1970-1984: A Comparison of Canada, Japan, and the United States
Melvyn Fuss and Leonard Waverman
4. Comparison and Analysis of Productivity Growth and R&D Investment in the Electrical Machinery Industries of the United States and Japan
M. Ishaq Nadiri and Ingmar R. Prucha
5. Decisions of Firms and Productivity Growth with Fixed Input Constraints: An Empirical Comparison of U.S. and Japanese Manufacturing
Catherine Morrison
Comment: Ingmar R. Prucha
6. Energy Price Shocks and Productivity Growth in the Japanese and U.S. Manufacturing Industries
Ernst R. Berndt, Shunseke Mori, Takamitsu Sawa, and David O. Wood
Comment: Kanji Yoshioka
7. Productivity Growth and Changes in the Terms of Trade in Japan and the United States
Catherine Morrison and W. Erwin Diewert
8. Alternative Measures of Capital Inputs in Japanese Manufacturing
Edwin Dean, Masako Darrough, and Arthur Neef
Comment: Masahiro Kuroda
9. The Taxation of Income from Capital in Japan: Historical Perspectives and Policy Simulations
Tatsuya Kikutani and Toshiaki Tachibanaki
10. Taxes and Corporate Investment in Japanese Manufacturing
Fumio Hayashi
11. R&D and Productivity Growth: Comparing Japanese and U.S. Manufacturing Firms
Zvi Griliches and Jacques Mairesse
Comment: Edwin Mansfield
Reply: Zvi Griliches and Jacques Mairesse
12. Compositional Change of Heterogeneous Labor Input and Economic Growth in Japan
Hajime Imamura
Comment: Walter Y. Oi
13. Technical Change and Human Capital Acquisition in the U.S. and Japanese Labor Markets
Hong W. Tan
Comment: Romesh Diwan
14. Labor Disputes and Productivity in Japan and the United States
Alice C. Lam, J. R. Norsworthy, and Craig A. Zabala
Comment: Mary Jean Bowman
List of Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index
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