福井県経済における技術進歩の研究

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Economics explains the sources of the economic growth of a country or a region are an increase of capital stocks, the increase of labor force and technical changes. We can ascertain the contribution of each source to the economic growth by estimating production functions or using other methods. In this paper, by estimating a production function, the contribution values of the three factors to the economic growth in Fukui Prefecture were obtained as follows: increase of capital stocks: 77%, increase of the labor force: 3%, and technical change: 20%. However, this method of estimation has some issues. The most important one is that we have no choice but to calculate technical change as the remaining percentage of the other influence, that is, increase of capital stocks and increase of labor force. But, the capital stocks, by themselves, may include a portion of technical change. If so, the contribution value of technical change to the economic growth would be underestimated. To solve the problem, we need capital stocks data excluding the portion of technical change. However, at present, it is very difficult to gather such data.
福井工業大学の論文
2004-03-20