A key difference between managers and other production inputs is that managers choose the other inputs. Modelling management as a Hicks-neutral productivity shifter, which is a common practice, omits the productivity returns from these input decisions. I illustrate this through a historical episode in which technology choices were important and managers plausibly influenced those choices.

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管理、生产力和技术选择：来自美国矿业学校的证据

管理者与其他生产投入之间的一个关键区别在于管理者选择其他投入。将管理建模为希克斯中性生产力转移器（这是一种常见的做法）忽略了这些输入决策的生产力回报。我通过一个历史事件来说明这一点，在这个事件中，技术选择很重要，而管理人员可能会影响这些选择。