This paper measures factor productivities (and hence total factor productivity growth) directly on the basis of the …

his description, produced within the CIRANO research program on productivity, seeks to unearth the innovative economic …

The standard measure of productivity growth is the Solow residual. Its evaluation requires data on factor input shares … face value what is supposed to be measured. In this paper we determine total factor productivity growth without recourse to … level of domestic final demand. The consequent measure of total factor productivity is shown to encompass not only the Solow …