Total factor productivity growth in manufacturing: a regional approach using linear programming
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The total factor productivity (TFP) growth in state manufacturing from 1977 to 1989 was measured using nonparametric linear programming methods. The TFP growth is divided into efficiency change and technological change, with the isoquant serving as the reference technology. Results show a strong growth in the TFP in the manufacturing sector from 1983 to 1989, indicating the end of slowdown in TFP. Moreover, technological change during the recovery period showed a capital using bias, while a labor using bias was exhibited during the slowdown period, 1977 to 1983.
Publication Name: Regional Science & Urban Economics
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0166-0462
Year: 1999
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Charging for public services: the case of utilities in Norwegian local governments
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Research describing the determinants of utility charges from a sample of local governments in Norway is presented. It is shown that utility charges vary according to the political bias of the representatives and other sources of income.
Publication Name: Regional Science & Urban Economics
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0166-0462
Year: 2000
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Productivity and efficiency in the US: effects of business cycles and public capital
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Research describing Malmquist productivity indexes and their application as measurements of productivity is presented. It is shown how productivity growth may be decomposed into technological innovation and efficiency change.
Publication Name: Regional Science & Urban Economics
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0166-0462
Year: 2000
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