Partial versus Total Factor Productivity Measures: An Assessment of their Strengths and Weaknesses

A partial productivity measure relates output to a single input. Total factor productivity (or TFP) relates an index of output to a composite index of all inputs. This article reviews the strengths and weaknesses of each type of productivity measure from theoretical and methodological perspectives....

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Main Author: Alexander Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre for the Study of Living Standards 2016-09-01
Series:International Productivity Monitor
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Online Access:http://www.csls.ca/ipm/31/murray.pdf