manufacturing

Using panel data on 20 Canadian manufacturing industries (1961-1997) and time-series data (1961-2000) for the entire Canadian manufacturing sector, the paper finds that the elasticities of output with respect to M&E capital stock and M&E investment are well above capitals share of national income suggested by a constant returns to scale Cobb Douglas production function.

The authors examine one aspect of this literature on gross employment flows through the lens of dynamic models and theories of industrial evolution. Results provide a basis for discussing aspects of the different dynamics of job creation in services and manufacturing.

The paper investigates whether liquidity constraints affect firm size and growth dynamics using a large longitudinal sample of Italian manufacturing firms. Results of the study suggest that the strong negative impact of liquidity constraints on firm growth which was present in the pooled sample becomes ambiguous when one disaggregates across years.

The paper undertakes a decomposition analysis of the output growth of Indian manufacturing sector. A major finding of the empirical exercise relates to minimal or negative contribution of technology to output growth.

The paper measures the technical efficiency levels in the Electrical and Optical Equipment industry in Irish manufacturing sector and examines the factors that could affect these levels utilizing a stochastic production frontier approach over the period 1991-99 using firm-level panel data.

The paper investigates the relative labor productivity level for total manufacturing in Germany, Sweden and the U.S. from 1980-2001. The paper also presents estimates of labor productivity levels for 18 different manufacturing industries from 1993-2000.

The paper compares the time series properties of the outcomes of two different specifications of a
nonparametric productivity analysis using data for three- and four-digit U.S. manufacturing industries over the period 1958-96.

The paper undertakes a detailed review of the efforts that are being made to create a system of innovation in Iran manufacturing, and identifies the gaps in terms of policy instruments and institutions that are still required.

The Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration finds that the Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP) current model is not geared to address the evolving barriers that face small manufacturers in remaining competitive. It recommends that MEP adopt a new business model with expanded services to small manufacturers that focus on new product development, technology diffusion and supply chain integration.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago sponsored a series of conferences in Detroit to address the current landscaping of manufacturing and the auto industry in the Midwest. The report details the discussions and conclusions stemming from the conference.