Technology and Firm Performance in Mexico

The author investigates the relationship between a firm's adoption of new manufacturing technology and its performance. A panel database that identifies technological adoption and tracks firms over time allows the use of different measures of...

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Main Author:	López-Acevedo, Gladys
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES MANUFACTURING PROCESSES WAGES PRODUCTIVITY JOB CREATION TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS WAGE INCREASES FIRM SIZE WAGE LEVELS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ECONOMICS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION POLICY CONSUMERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EFFICIENCY WAGES ELASTICITIES EMPLOYMENT EXPORTS FREE TRADE GOVERNMENT REGULATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROUP HUMAN CAPITAL INFLATION INNOVATION INNOVATIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS MARGINAL VALUE MICROECONOMICS NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC ENTERPRISES QUALITY OF LIFE SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WORKERS WORKERS EXPERIENCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1703255/technology-firm-performance-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15759

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spelling	okr-10986-157592021-04-23T14:03:19Z Technology and Firm Performance in Mexico López-Acevedo, Gladys TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES MANUFACTURING PROCESSES WAGES PRODUCTIVITY JOB CREATION TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS WAGE INCREASES FIRM SIZE WAGE LEVELS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ECONOMICS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION POLICY CONSUMERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EFFICIENCY WAGES ELASTICITIES EMPLOYMENT EXPORTS FREE TRADE GOVERNMENT REGULATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROUP HUMAN CAPITAL INFLATION INNOVATION INNOVATIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS MARGINAL VALUE MICROECONOMICS NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC ENTERPRISES QUALITY OF LIFE SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGES WORKERS WORKERS EXPERIENCE The author investigates the relationship between a firm's adoption of new manufacturing technology and its performance. A panel database that identifies technological adoption and tracks firms over time allows the use of different measures of firm performance-wages, productivity, net employment growth, job creation, and job destruction. Results show that technology is associated with high firm performance in all these metrics. The effect of new technology on performance is larger for firms located in the north and in Mexico City. This marginal value significantly increased after the 1994 crisis and the North American Free Trade Agreement. Furthermore, technology increased the wage of semi-skilled workers compared with unskilled workers by about 11 percent over seven years. 2013-09-10T15:18:39Z 2013-09-10T15:18:39Z 2002-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1703255/technology-firm-performance-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15759 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2778 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Mexico
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topic	TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES MANUFACTURING PROCESSES WAGES PRODUCTIVITY JOB CREATION TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS WAGE INCREASES FIRM SIZE WAGE LEVELS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ECONOMICS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION POLICY CONSUMERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EFFICIENCY WAGES ELASTICITIES EMPLOYMENT EXPORTS FREE TRADE GOVERNMENT REGULATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROUP HUMAN CAPITAL INFLATION INNOVATION INNOVATIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS MARGINAL VALUE MICROECONOMICS NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC ENTERPRISES QUALITY OF LIFE SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGES WORKERS WORKERS EXPERIENCE
spellingShingle	TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES MANUFACTURING PROCESSES WAGES PRODUCTIVITY JOB CREATION TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS WAGE INCREASES FIRM SIZE WAGE LEVELS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ECONOMICS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION POLICY CONSUMERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EFFICIENCY WAGES ELASTICITIES EMPLOYMENT EXPORTS FREE TRADE GOVERNMENT REGULATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROUP HUMAN CAPITAL INFLATION INNOVATION INNOVATIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS MARGINAL VALUE MICROECONOMICS NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC ENTERPRISES QUALITY OF LIFE SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGES WORKERS WORKERS EXPERIENCE López-Acevedo, Gladys Technology and Firm Performance in Mexico
geographic_facet	Latin America & Caribbean Mexico
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2778
description	The author investigates the relationship between a firm's adoption of new manufacturing technology and its performance. A panel database that identifies technological adoption and tracks firms over time allows the use of different measures of firm performance-wages, productivity, net employment growth, job creation, and job destruction. Results show that technology is associated with high firm performance in all these metrics. The effect of new technology on performance is larger for firms located in the north and in Mexico City. This marginal value significantly increased after the 1994 crisis and the North American Free Trade Agreement. Furthermore, technology increased the wage of semi-skilled workers compared with unskilled workers by about 11 percent over seven years.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	López-Acevedo, Gladys
author_facet	López-Acevedo, Gladys
author_sort	López-Acevedo, Gladys
title	Technology and Firm Performance in Mexico
title_short	Technology and Firm Performance in Mexico
title_full	Technology and Firm Performance in Mexico
title_fullStr	Technology and Firm Performance in Mexico
title_full_unstemmed	Technology and Firm Performance in Mexico
title_sort	technology and firm performance in mexico
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1703255/technology-firm-performance-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15759
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Technology and Firm Performance in Mexico

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