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Jon Samuels is a researcher at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science and Program on Technology and Economic Policy at Harvard University. Directed by Prof. Dale W. Jorgenson, PTEP is part of the Center for Business and Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Ongoing research by Jon Samuels includes: U.S. Aggregate Productivity, Industry Level Productivity, International Comparisons of Growth, U.S-Japan Comparisons, and Architecture of the U.S. National Accounts.
RECENT PAPERS BY JON SAMUELS
Can We Go Back to Data? Reconsideration of U.S.-Harmonized Computer Prices in Japan (With Koji Nomura)
Wage Differentials and Structure in the U.S. and Japan, 1960-2000-Purchasing Power Parities for Labor Input (With Koji Nomura)
The Quality of the U.S. Workforce in the Information Age (with Dale W. Jorgenson and Mun S Ho, forthcoming)
U.S. Production Technology at the Industry level: Technical Change and Substitution among detailed Inputs (with Dale W. Jorgenson, Mun S Ho, and Hui Jin, forthcoming)
Work here focuses on the role of Information Technology in economic growth. From 1948-2003, growth of ouput is decomposed into the contributions of investment (IT and non-IT) and consumption. Input growth is decomposed into the contributions of capital (IT and non-IT), labor, and TFP.
Papers relying on this dataset:
Accounting for Growth in the Information Age (Jorgenson)
Will the U.S. Productivity Resurgence Continue? (Jorgenson, Ho, Stiroh)
Information Technology and the U.S. Economy (Jorgenson)
A detailed database of industry inputs and outputs is used to estimate industry productivity growth for forty two industries. The KLEM framework relies on estimates of capital for fifty seven private business assets, thirteen types of consumer durables, and fifteen types of government fixed investment. Labor Input is estimated by sex, class, age, and education for forty two industries. Intermediate materials data is estimated using annual input output tables available from the BLS.
Jon Samuels' papers relating to U.S. Industry Productivity:
The Quality of the U.S. Workforce in the Information Age (with Dale W. Jorgenson and Mun S. Ho)
U.S. Production Technology at the Industry level: Technical Change and Substitution among detailed Inputs (with Dale W. Jorgenson, Mun S. Ho, and Hui Jin)
Additional Papers relying on this industry dataset:
Growth of U.S. Industries and Investments in Information Technology and Higher Education (Jorgenson, Ho, and Stiroh)
Analysis of IT prices in the U.S. and Japan in the context of international price harmonization. A detailed comparison of labor in the two countries.
Jon Samuels' papers relating to U.S.-Japan comparisons:
Can We Go Back to Data? Reconsideration of U.S.-Harmonized Computer Prices in Japan (with Koji Nomura)
Wage Differentials and Structure in the U.S. and Japan, 1960-2000-Purchasing Power Parities for Labor Input (with Koji Nomura)
Additional Papers relying of U.S. Japan comparisons:
Information Technology and the Japanese Economy (Jorgenson and Motohashi)
Potential Growth of Japanese and the U.S. Economies in the Information Age (Jorgenson and Motohashi)
Aggregate datasets for the G7 economies are compiled within a consistent framework to compare economic progress from 1980-2001. The dataset incorporates output and input purchasing power parities for level comparisons. Labor input by country is controlled for quality. Tax parameters for each country are incorporated to estimate the cost of capital.
Papers relying on the G7 dataset:
Information Technology and the G7 Economies (Jorgenson)
ARCHITECTURE OF THE U.S. NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
An internally consistent production, income and expenditures, accumulation, and wealth account, and a national balance sheet in current and constant prices from 1948-2002. This blueprint combines data from the BEA, BLS, and FRB to a fully integrated set of national accounts.
Papers relating to the U.S. National Accounts:
Blueprint for Expanded and Integrated U.S. National Accounts: Review, Assessment, and Next Steps , (Jorgenson and Landefeld)
© 2005 Jon D. Samuels