What Explains the Productivity Decline in Manufacturing in the Nineties in India?

Published By: ICRIER on eSS | Published Date: November, 01 , 2014

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 efficiency change using a Tobit regression for each industry.

Author(s): Saon Ray | Posted on: Nov 18, 2014 | Views(1274) | Download (663)


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