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An empirical study on the endogeneity of directed technical change in China

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  • Huihui Liu
  • Hao Liu

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Research on the endogeneity of directed technical change is very interesting and meaningful. If the direction of technical change is endogenous, policy makers can adjust the technical change value of factors according to specific purpose. We establish a theoretical model of the direction of technical change, relative price of factors and international trade under nested and non-nested CES production functions. We use mature measurement methods such as the unit root test and cointegration analysis to test the theoretical model in practice. We find that the direction of technical change is endogenous in China. The change in the relative price of factors in China causes a technical change in the same direction. Meanwhile, international trade intensifies and accelerates the labour augmenting technical change, but blocks the pace of capital augmenting technical change. Under a substitution elasticity of less than one, technical change is biased toward energy and capital in China, and this bias is brought about by the decrease in their relative price and international trade.

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  • Huihui Liu & Hao Liu, 2022. "An empirical study on the endogeneity of directed technical change in China," Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(1), pages 2693-2711, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:reroxx:v:35:y:2022:i:1:p:2693-2711
    DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2021.1975148
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