Scale and the origins of structural change

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Theory
Year: 2012
Volume: 147
Issue: 2
Pages: 684-712

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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Abstract

We consider broad patterns of structural change: (i) sectoral reallocations, (ii) rich movements of productive activities between home and market, and (iii) an increase in establishment size, especially in manufacturing. We extend these facts and develop a unified model explaining them. The crucial distinction across manufacturing, services and home production is the scale of the productive unit. In manufacturing, scale technologies lead to industrialization and marketization. In services, they lead to marketization and later demarketization of services. A later increase in the scale of services could yield a decline in industry and a rise in services, consistent with the data.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jetheo:v:147:y:2012:i:2:p:684-712
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25