contribution of TFP growth to output growth in manufacturing, as compared to capital accumulation. At the state level, I also … examine the relationship between per-capita income and trends in output per worker and TFP in the manufacturing sector …, including national and state highways, and electricity generation capacity, on manufacturing TFP levels across states. My work …

through exports and increases in TFP is so strong that the phrase “learning by exporting” has come to mean an increase in TFP … measured TFP fails to rise after exports start. In making this criticism, we are contributing to a stream of recent papers … industry, while we find only weak evidence of TFP growth after exporting, we find strong evidence of significant increases in …

of biased technical progress. This paper demonstrates the correction of factor shares used in the construction of a TFP … weights and the resulting TFPs are compared. There does appear to be some significant bias in TFP if the effect of biased …

This study attempts to examine the empirical relationship between trade and total factorproductivity (TFP) in the … there is a robust relationship among TFP, degree ofopenness, and capital formation. Whereas, debt was found to be inversely …

– principally capital, but also labour. Technological progress, as measured by total factor productivity (TFP) growth effectively … growth. TFP growth, by contrast, became the major source of growth (Fedderke, 2005: 10). It is of singular importance that … TFP growth became so significant in a context where there are very major unemployed human resources – and with this …

affects productivity. For that purpose, we use a longitudinal sample of Spanish manufacturing and services companies between … control function approach, to overcome the endogeneity bias. Both for manufacturing and services firms, we have found that the …. Besides, those manufacturing firms who keep undertaking in-house production of services tend to be more productive. The lack …

in four major countries. Besides, TFP differences between construction and the general economy account for the evolution …