The notion of the output gap is crucial in understanding underlying economic trends. The macroeconomic stabilization policy can only be effective for all sectors or regions of the economy if regional or sectoral output gaps are sufficiently coherent. This study proposes a new microeconometric...

The rapid development of digital technology is reshaping the global economic landscape. However, its impact on firms' capacity utilization rate (CUR), particularly through technological innovation, remains unclear. This study investigates this issue by developing an endogenous growth model that...

This paper studies the role of capacity utilisation in explaining investment behaviour in Italian SMEs and large firms. We propose a framework in which firms with high capacity utilisation are more likely to invest in maintaining a buffer against future shocks. Using firm-level data from the...

We extend a standard multivariate filter used to estimate the Output Gap (OG) in Chile to account for large economic shocks, such as those observed during the COVID-19 crisis. We propose two methodological extensions. First, we introduce exogenous supply shocks in the dynamics of potential...

In this paper, Structural Vector Autoregressive (SVAR) models of quarterly data between 2007 and 2021 are estimated to assess short-term regimes of aggregate demand and distribution in Germany. The obtained Impulse Response Functions (IRFs) of the conventional neo-Goodwinian baseline case, with...

The investigation into the employment-generating capacity of industries has captured the interest of numerous scholars on a global scale. However, there is a paucity of literature on the impact of the capacity underutilization of dairy processing plants (DPPs) on employment multipliers. This...

The neoliberal reforms since the 1980s have resulted in rapid globalization paralleled by worsening income distribution. In this paper, I first show that most countries worldwide (58 of 81) have experienced a decline in the labor share of income, or the wage share, during 1950-2019. Second, I...

This paper analyses capacity markets and proposes an approach to incorporate the flexibility of residential consumers in these markets considering reliability as a differentiated product. We introduce and assess the potential of non-linear pricing schemes, specifically priority pricing...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of interest rates on rates of capacity utilization, capital accumulation and profit in Italy within a post-Kaleckian theoretical framework. The model employed in the analysis, which was developed by Hein/Schoder (2011), is based on monetary-...

Purpose To enrich the research on the economic consequences of enterprise digital development from the perspective of capacity utilization. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of listed firms from 2010 to 2020, this paper exploits text analysis of annual reports to construct a proxy for...

In dieser Studie nehmen wir neben den klassischen Zielen der Frequenzregulierung, wie z. B. der Schaffung wettbewerblicher Marktstrukturen, auch die Aspekte der Nachhaltigkeit und Resilienz in den Blick. So hat z. B. die Ausgestaltung von Versorgungsauflagen für Mobilfunknetzbetreiber im...

This study aimed to demonstrate the profound impact of reducing excess capacity in terms of capital intensity on the growth rate of labor productivity in the manufacturing industry sector. The research was conducted for PhD study in 2019 across 55 groups of Indian manufacturing industries in six...

Using firm-level survey data from Germany, this paper asks how do supply constraints propagate monetary policy shocks? To answer this question, we first offer a general discussion on the measurement of supply constraints. We show that capacity utilization, a widely accepted measure of...

This study delves into the origins of excess capacity by examining the reactions of capital, labor, and capital intensity. To achieve this, we have employed a novel three-layered production function model, estimating the elasticity of substitution between capital and labor as a nested layer,...

This study delves into the origins of excess capacity by examining the reactions of capital, labor, and capital intensity. To achieve this, we have employed a novel three-layered production function model, estimating the elasticity of substitution between capital and labor as a nested layer,...

Excess capacity poses a persistent challenge for airports as they often encounter lumpy capacity in the short run. The excess capacity is primarily influenced by the factors such as uncertain demand, airline competition, and the market structure of the airport industry. However, airport business...

We develop an original method for identifying the structural parameters of the production function and estimate the rate of capacity utilization in 12 EU countries. Our results provide evidence of persistent excess capacity and hysteresis in many EU countries, especially after the 2008’s...

Capacity utilization, and its role in inflation and inequality, has been at the center of the policy discussion in recent times. We study cyclical and distributional dynamics in an economy where capacity utilization choices are explicitly introduced and modeled. In the model, firms face...

The paper explored the effects of financial and human resource slacks on firms' export intensity. Using longitudinal data of Vietnamese firms with a random effect model, the study found that financial slack had an inverted-U shaped effect; meanwhile, human resource slack had no consistently...

In this paper, we examine whether domestic or global output gap affects inflation in three panels: the European Union, the peripheral countries of the European Union, and the Eurozone. We have also analysed the impact of these variables on inflation in individual countries of the European Union....

Using unique firm-level survey data from Germany, this paper investigates two measures of supply constraints: a new direct measure that indicates material shortages and capacity utilization, a widely accepted measure of bottlenecks and slack. We document substantial heterogeneity in supply...