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Technology Usage in U.S. Manufacturing Industries: New Evidence from the Survey of Manufacturing Technology

October 1991

Written by: Timothy Dunne

Working Paper Number:

CES-91-07

Abstract

Using a new dataset on technology usage in U.S. manufacturing plants, this paper describes how technology usage varies by plant and firm characteristics. The paper extends the previous literature in three important ways. First, it examines a wide range of relatively new technologies. Second, the paper uses a much larger and more representative set of firms and establishments than previous studies. Finally, the paper explores the role of firm R&D expenditures in the process of technology adoption. The main findings indicate that larger plants more readily use new technologies, plants owned by firms with high R&D-to-sales ratios adopt technologies more rapidly, and the relationship between plant age and technology usage is relatively weak.

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production, econometric, manufacturing, industrial, company, technology, growth, technological, tech, manufacturer, produce, efficiency, factory, innovation, expenditure, patent, innovate, technology adoption

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Longitudinal Research Database, Department of Defense, Review of Economics and Statistics, Fabricated Metal Products, Journal of Political Economy, American Economic Review, University of Chicago, Survey of Manufacturing Technology, Computer Aided Design

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