Talk:Solow residual

adopt or adapt

 * Although there was always a concern about diminishing returns to this approach because of equipment depreciation, it was a widespread view of the correct industrial policy to adopt.

Weeeeellllllll, i don't know if the word should be "adopt" or "adapt" or "adapt to". . . . . TToTT It's driving me CRAZY!!!!! Any clarifications are welcome!!!!! Chef Clover MyTalk 13:16, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Equation incorrect
Shouldn't the last part of the last equation defining the solow residual be preceded by a minus sign instead of a plus sign? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.202.72.122 (talk) 18:50, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

History section
It is correct that economist were worried about technology and automation displacing labor following WWII, although that had actually been a concern since the late 1920s and particularly during the 1930s and discussed in Post War Economic Problems published during the war. However, it is John Whitefield Kendrick who gets high praise from Robert J. Gordon and others for his work:


 * Kendrick, John W., assisted by Maude R. Pech. Productivity Trends in the United States. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) General Series no. 71. Princeton University Press, 1961Phmoreno (talk) 02:20, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

Equation calculation
Isn't this calculation quite strange:
 * $$\frac{ \partial Y}{ \partial t} = \frac{ \partial Y}{ \partial K} \frac{ \partial K}{ \partial t} + \frac{ \partial Y}{ \partial L} \frac{ \partial L}{ \partial t} + \frac{ \partial Y}{ \partial A} \frac{ \partial A}{ \partial t} $$

Doesn't it mean :$$\frac{ \partial Y}{ \partial t} = 3 \frac{ \partial Y}{ \partial t} therefore 1=3 $$ Polu16 (talk) 13:01, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

Incoherent
The lead has the sentence:"Increased physical throughput – i.e. environmental resources – is specifically excluded from the calculation; thus some portion of the residual can be ascribed to increased physical throughput." Who allowed this great example of incoherence to remain in the lead? WHAT "calculation"?? The lead is talking about the residual, which would imply that "the calculation" is also about it. Which would mean excluding something that is a "portion" of it is nonsensical. I suggest the editors try harder to write what is meant.98.17.44.45 (talk) 21:33, 31 August 2023 (UTC)