<p>Maybe the following is useful:</p>
<p>Sato (1970), The Estimation of Biased Technical Progress and the Production Function, International Economic Review, 11, 179-208</p>
<p><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/2525662" rel="noreferrer">JSTOR link</a></p>

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For an overview, see also Acemoglu's (2009) textbook, especially Section 2.7.2 on "Types of Neutral Technological Progress"
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<p>It's well know that under a Cobb Douglas production function, capital and labor augmenting technical progress cannot be individually identified. Accordingly, people usually assume Hicks or Harrod neutrality.</p>
<p>But does anyone know if there is a single academic source paper that proved or pointed out this identification issue under Cobb Douglas.</p>

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Cobb Douglas Production: Identification issues for technical change
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# Cobb Douglas Production: Identification issues for technical change

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-01-10)

It's well know that under a Cobb Douglas production function, capital and labor augmenting technical progress cannot be individually identified. Accordingly, people usually assume Hicks or Harrod neutrality.

But does anyone know if there is a single academic source paper that proved or pointed out this identification issue under Cobb Douglas.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-01-11. Score: 5

Maybe the following is useful:

Sato (1970), The Estimation of Biased Technical Progress and the Production Function, International Economic Review, 11, 179-208

[JSTOR link](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2525662)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: For an overview, see also Acemoglu's (2009) textbook, especially Section 2.7.2 on "Types of Neutral Technological Progress"  

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