On measuring total factor productivity growth in Singapore's manufacturingindustries

Authors
Renuka, M Kalirajan, KP
Citation
M. Renuka et Kp. Kalirajan, On measuring total factor productivity growth in Singapore's manufacturingindustries, APPL ECON L, 6(5), 1999, pp. 295-298
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
13504851 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
295 - 298
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-4851(199905)6:5<295:OMTFPG>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
This paper concerns the recently published article on Singapore's manufactu ring industries' total factor productivity growth (TFPG) by Leung (Applied Economics Letters, 4, 1997). While agreeing with his overall results, the i ssues discussed in this paper are about the limitations in the method of hi s analysis and explanation. The stochastic production frontier approach is also suggested as an alternative method to study TFPG.