Estimating Idea Production: A Methodological Survey

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Autores principales: Erdil, Ege, Besiroglu, Tamay, Ho, Anson
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author Erdil, Ege
Besiroglu, Tamay
Ho, Anson
author_facet Erdil, Ege
Besiroglu, Tamay
Ho, Anson
contents Accurately modeling the production of new ideas is crucial for innovation theory and endogenous growth models. This paper provides a comprehensive methodological survey of strategies for estimating idea production functions. We explore various methods, including naive approaches, linear regression, maximum likelihood estimation, and Bayesian inference, each suited to different data availability settings. Through case studies ranging from total factor productivity to software R&D, we show how to apply these methodologies in practice. Our synthesis provides researchers with guidance on strategies for characterizing idea production functions and highlights obstacles that must be addressed through further empirical validation.
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spellingShingle Estimating Idea Production: A Methodological Survey
Erdil, Ege
Besiroglu, Tamay
Ho, Anson
General Economics
Economics
Accurately modeling the production of new ideas is crucial for innovation theory and endogenous growth models. This paper provides a comprehensive methodological survey of strategies for estimating idea production functions. We explore various methods, including naive approaches, linear regression, maximum likelihood estimation, and Bayesian inference, each suited to different data availability settings. Through case studies ranging from total factor productivity to software R&D, we show how to apply these methodologies in practice. Our synthesis provides researchers with guidance on strategies for characterizing idea production functions and highlights obstacles that must be addressed through further empirical validation.
title Estimating Idea Production: A Methodological Survey
topic General Economics
Economics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.10494