The Impact of Regional and Sectoral Productivity Changes on the U.S. Economy

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Lorenzo Caliendo

Yale University - School of Management

Fernando Parro

Federal Reserve Board

Esteban Rossi-Hansberg

University of Chicago - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Pierre-Daniel G. Sarte

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

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Date Written: May 2014

Abstract

We study the impact of intersectoral and interregional trade linkages in propagating disaggregated productivity changes to the rest of the economy. Using regional and industry data we obtain the aggregate, regional and sectoral elasticities of measured TFP, GDP, and employment to regional and sectoral productivity changes. We find that the elasticities vary significantly depending on the sectors and regions affected and are importantly determined by the spatial structure of the economy. We use these elasticities to perform a variety of counterfactual exercises including a detailed study of the effects of the boom in the Computers and Electronics industry in California.

Suggested Citation

Caliendo, Lorenzo and Parro, Fernando and Rossi-Hansberg, Esteban A. and Sarte, Pierre-Daniel, The Impact of Regional and Sectoral Productivity Changes on the U.S. Economy (May 2014). NBER Working Paper No. w20168, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2444535

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