This chapter covers the theory and methods for productivity measurement for nations. Labor, multifactor and total … factor productivity growth (TFPG) index. These are easiest to understand for the case in which the index number problem is … demonstrate that a Paasche, Laspeyres or Fisher index number formula provides a measure for all four of the concepts of TFPG …

)similarities between them. This paper proposes an index that includes the dissimilarity in language, ethno-racial characteristcs and … religion between groups. The resulting distance-adjusted ethno-linguistic fractionalization index (DELF) is based on highly …

in Colombia. We use multidimensional propoor growth measurement techniques and create indices for assets, health …