Powering Up productivity: the effects of electrification on U.S. manufacturing

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dc.contributor.authorFiszbein, Martin
dc.contributor.author Lafortune, Jeanne
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Ethan G.
dc.contributor.authorTessada, José
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-19T14:28:05Z
dc.date.available2024-01-19T14:28:05Z
dc.description.abstractWe use 1890-1940 sector-county level data to identify the impact of electricity on manufacturing industries, exploiting pre-electrification variation in energy intensity across industries combined with variation across locations in proximity to early hydroelectric power plants. We find that labor productivity gains from electricity were rapid and long-lasting, in contrast with established narratives. Electrification was quickly accompanied by capital deepening and organizational changes that may have contributed to these gains. Impacts varied with market structure: productivity increased without expanding employment in sector-county cells with large initial firm size, while, in contrast, both output and employment increased in cells with small initial firm size.
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dc.format.extent87 páginas
dc.fuente.origenORCID
dc.identifier.doi10.3386/w28076
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/80668
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3386/w28076
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Economía; Lafortune, Jeanne; 0000-0003-0127-0646; 1009322
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Economía y Administración; Tessada Pinto, José Antonio; S/I;10281
dc.language.isoen
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dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectLabor Economics
dc.subjectLabor Supply and Demand
dc.subjectIndustrial Organization
dc.subjectMarket Structure and Firm Performance
dc.subjectDevelopment and Growth
dc.subjectInnovation and R&D
dc.subject.ddc330
dc.subject.deweyEconomíaes_ES
dc.titlePowering Up productivity: the effects of electrification on U.S. manufacturing
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sipa.codpersvinculados1009322
sipa.codpersvinculados10281
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2024-01-08
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