Measuring and Analysis of Total, Factor Productivity (Case Study: Industrial Sector of Kordestan Province)
Subject Areas : Business ManagementSedige Atrkar roshan 1 , Fateme Rasouli 2
1 - Faculty Member, Department of Economics, Al-Zahra University
2 - Master of Science (Economics), Al-Zahra University
Keywords: TFP, Translog Production function, Divisia Index, Kordestan JEL Classification: O47, J24, D24,
Abstract :
The purpose of this research is to measure and analyse the total factor productivity (TFP). The case under study is the industrial sector of Kordestan Province in Iran. In order to achieve this goal, based on the International classification of the commodities, ( ISIC Riv, 2) and applying panel data for the period 2005-2011, the industrial sector is categorized into 23 groups and the productivity is measured. Since the data for the capital stock is not available for the Kordestan Province, it is calculated in this study first. Using various production functions, and selecting the most suitable functions, the elastisities, are then estimated. In the next step, the TFP is measured by applying the Divisia Index, for the period under consideration. The findings of this research show that TFP for the Industrial sector of Kordestan Province has reduced annually by 2 percent on average.However, the TFP in the industrial sector as a whole was 0/06 during the period under study.
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