Research Article

The Effects of Labor-Saving Technological Progress on Capital Accumulation: Evidence from NASDAQ-100 Firms

Volume: 11 Number: 1 May 17, 2024
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The Effects of Labor-Saving Technological Progress on Capital Accumulation: Evidence from NASDAQ-100 Firms

Abstract

This study delves into the impact of labor-saving technological progress on the capital accumulation of technology companies that have a substantial workforce consisting of highly skilled workers over the sample period from 2000/Q2 to 2021/Q3. To begin with, we estimate a three-equation system of the normalized-CES production function to derive labor-saving technical progress and the elasticity of substitution between capital and labor for NASDAQ-100 firms. Secondly, two linear regression models are estimated by using parameters acquired in the initial step to assess the impacts of labor-saving technological progress on capital accumulation. Based on the estimation results, labor-saving technological progress and the elasticity of substitution between capital and labor mitigate the upward trend of capital accumulation despite their stimulating impacts on economic value added in the NASDAQ-100 firms. These two adverse results are consistent with the concept of skill intensity in technology firms, referring to the difficulties of replacing automation with non-routine tasks and highly skilled workers. In this sense, along with the insufficient replacement of technological progress with labor, the detrimental effects of technological progress on capital accumulation widen the gap between labor productivity and labor compensation during profit expansion periods. These negative consequences are mitigated by worker layoffs during profit-downsizing periods, despite its accelerating impact on economic value added.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Capital Market, Technology Management and Business Models

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

May 16, 2024

Publication Date

May 17, 2024

Submission Date

July 6, 2022

Acceptance Date

April 15, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 11 Number: 1

APA
Bulut, N., & Keleş, N. İ. (2024). The Effects of Labor-Saving Technological Progress on Capital Accumulation: Evidence from NASDAQ-100 Firms. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Social Sciences, 11(1), 140-156. https://doi.org/10.17336/igusbd.1141611
AMA
1.Bulut N, Keleş Nİ. The Effects of Labor-Saving Technological Progress on Capital Accumulation: Evidence from NASDAQ-100 Firms. IGUJSS. 2024;11(1):140-156. doi:10.17336/igusbd.1141611
Chicago
Bulut, Necip, and Naci İbrahim Keleş. 2024. “The Effects of Labor-Saving Technological Progress on Capital Accumulation: Evidence from NASDAQ-100 Firms”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Social Sciences 11 (1): 140-56. https://doi.org/10.17336/igusbd.1141611.
EndNote
Bulut N, Keleş Nİ (May 1, 2024) The Effects of Labor-Saving Technological Progress on Capital Accumulation: Evidence from NASDAQ-100 Firms. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Social Sciences 11 1 140–156.
IEEE
[1]N. Bulut and N. İ. Keleş, “The Effects of Labor-Saving Technological Progress on Capital Accumulation: Evidence from NASDAQ-100 Firms”, IGUJSS, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 140–156, May 2024, doi: 10.17336/igusbd.1141611.
ISNAD
Bulut, Necip - Keleş, Naci İbrahim. “The Effects of Labor-Saving Technological Progress on Capital Accumulation: Evidence from NASDAQ-100 Firms”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Social Sciences 11/1 (May 1, 2024): 140-156. https://doi.org/10.17336/igusbd.1141611.
JAMA
1.Bulut N, Keleş Nİ. The Effects of Labor-Saving Technological Progress on Capital Accumulation: Evidence from NASDAQ-100 Firms. IGUJSS. 2024;11:140–156.
MLA
Bulut, Necip, and Naci İbrahim Keleş. “The Effects of Labor-Saving Technological Progress on Capital Accumulation: Evidence from NASDAQ-100 Firms”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 11, no. 1, May 2024, pp. 140-56, doi:10.17336/igusbd.1141611.
Vancouver
1.Necip Bulut, Naci İbrahim Keleş. The Effects of Labor-Saving Technological Progress on Capital Accumulation: Evidence from NASDAQ-100 Firms. IGUJSS. 2024 May 1;11(1):140-56. doi:10.17336/igusbd.1141611

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