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Using a unique plant-level dataset we examine total factor productivity (TFP) growth and its components, related to …
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While productivity growth in electricity generation is associated with multiple positive effects from an economic and … environmental perspective, measuring it is challenging. This paper proposes a framework to estimate and decompose productivity … estimation based on stochastic non-smooth envelopment of data (StoNED) allows for productivity estimation with few microeconomic …
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The ratio definition of efficiency has the form of a productivity measure. But the weights are endogenous variables and … they do not function as weights in a productivity index proper. It is shown that extended Farrell measures of efficiency … can all be given an interpretation as productivity measures as observed productivity relative to productivity at the …
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This paper contributes to the productivity literature by using results from firm-level productivity studies to improve … forecasts of macro-level productivity growth. The paper employs current research methods on estimating firm-level productivity … to build times-series components that capture the joint dynamics of the firm-level productivity and size distributions …
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productivity growth, and decompose it into technical efficiency change and technical progress. Our empirical results indicate that … world productivity growth was led by fast-growing newly emerging economies, whereas most developed countries experienced a … decrease in productivity growth. Technical efficiency change significantly contributed to economic growth for many fast …
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productivity growth ; technology indicator ; technology shifter ; OECD countries …
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This paper models and estimates total factor productivity (TFP) growth parametrically. The model is a generalization of …
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This paper models and estimates total factor productivity (TFP) growth parametrically. The model is a generalization of …
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This paper uses the data envelopment analysis (DEA) based Malmquist productivity index to estimate total factor … productivity growth (TFPG), technical change, and efficiency change for a panel of firms during the period 1991 to 2001 in 26 … Indian manufacturing industries. The paper then analyses the factors explaining productivity growth, technical change and …
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A steep decline in coffee prices at the producer level led to considerable pressure for farmers in Costa Rica and producer countries all over the world. One possible reaction was moving to specialty markets, where price pressure was perceived to be lower. We use original survey data from 2002/03...
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