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KDI Journal of Economic Policy. Vol. 45, No. 1, February 2023, pp. 1-32

https://doi.org/10.23895/kdijep.2023.45.1.1

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Service Matters: Capital Misallocation and Sectoral Economic Growth†

WOO JIN CHOI; WOO JIN ROH

Author & Article History

Manuscript received 26 September 2022; revision received 24 October 2022; accepted 05 December 2022.

Abstract

Growth of the Korean economy has been sluggish, and this situation is more pronounced in the service sector. We argue that capital misallocation, especially in the service sector, could contribute to this slowdown. Utilizing firm and sectoral level data, first we assess the rising dispersion of the marginal revenue product of capital (MRPK) driven by the service sector. This could represent a widening misallocation of capital. Furthermore, a panel regression shows that within-sector misallocations at the sectoral level are closely correlated with the lower growth rate of sectoral real value added. Again, this is mainly observed in the service sector, but not in the manufacturing sector. Misallocations of other resources, labor and the intermediate inputs do not stand out.

Keywords

Resource Misallocation, Firm-level Data, Sectoral Growth

JEL Code

D24, O40, O41, O49

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