Table II

Hypothesis tests for dynamic factor demand for Japanese manufacturing industry

Null hypothesesTest statisticsCritical valueDecision
Independent adjustment
B12=B21=0
413χ2,0.012=9.210Rejected
Instantaneous adjustment of labor
B11=1 & B12=B21=0
14.367χ3,0.012=11.34Rejected
Instantaneous adjustment of capital
B22=1 & B12=B21=0
121.37χ3,0.012=11.34Rejected
No technological change
Hi=0, i=1,2,3,4
132.92χ40.012=13.27Rejected
No disembodied technological change in labor
H3=0
22.28χ1,0.012=6.634Rejected
No disembodied technological change in capital
H4=0
−73.10χ1,0.012=6.634Accepted

Note(s): All tests are based on the full model in which symmetricity of G12=G21 and F12=F21 is assumed. In addition, independent adjustment of B12=B21 is assumed for the tests about instantaneous adjustment.

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