The Review of Economics and Statistics Vol. 72 No. 2 1990
Scale-Biased Technological Development in Canada's Industrialization, 1900-1929
Abstract
The relationships between factor use and scale and technological change and scale are emphasized in a translog cost function analysis of technological development in four sectors of Canadian manufacturing, 1900-29. By paying particular attention to the role of electrification in this technological development, the major findings are that the increased use of electricity was not in general scale-dependent and that electrification may have been a factor in increasing the relative productivity of smaller-scale units over the period. A hypothesis that states that technical change is partially induced by increased scale is, however, confirmed.
- DOI
- 10.2307/2109711
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 219
- Sources
- crossref openalex