Innovation, Productivity Dispersion, and Productivity Growth

We thank Nick Bloom, Jonathan Haskel, Ron Jarmin, Jim Spletzer, and CRIW Conference attendees for helpful comments on an earlier draft. Any opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Census Bureau. All results have been reviewed to ensure that no confidential information is disclosed. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

John Haltiwanger was also a part-time Schedule A Employee of the U.S. Census Bureau at the time of the writing of this paper. Any opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Census Bureau. All results have been reviewed to ensure that no confidential information is disclosed. We thank Joseph Altonji, Barry Bosworth, Carol Corrado, Susan Houseman, Ron Jarmin, Kristin McCue and participants in the CRIW Conference on Measuring and Accounting for Innovation in the 21st Century for helpful comments and suggestions on an earlier draft. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.