Markups in U.S. and Japanese Manufacturing: A Short-Run Econometric Analysis
美国与日本制造业的加价:短期计量分析
In this study a production theory model of firms' markup behavior is constructed based on variants of generalized Leontief cost and expenditure functions with adjustment costs and scale economies. Results from empirical implementation of this model for U.S. and Japanese manufacturing from 1960 through 1981 suggest that markups for both countries have increased over time, but their cyclicality varies due primarily to differential investment behavior. In addition, capacity…