|
|
|
|
|
| Galonopulos, K.; Surry, Yves R.; Mattas, Konstadinos. |
| This paper measures agricultural productivity growth by means of the sequential Malmquist Total Factor Productivity (TFP) index among a set of thirty-two countries including West European, Central and East European (CEE) and Middle East and North African (MENA) countries for the period 1961-2002. At a second stage it is also investigated whether this measure is converging among the countries, by employing cross-sectional tests for absolute and conditional β-convergence as well as for club convergence. Results suggest that despite the fact that the CEE and MENA countries exhibit a high rate of productivity growth after the 1990s, absolute convergence cannot be accepted. Still, evidence for conditional convergence is found and the formation of two separate... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Productivity growth; Sequential Malmquist TFP; Convergence.; Productivity Analysis. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43954 |
| |
|
|
| Galanopoulos, Konstantinos; Lindberg, Emma; Surry, Yves R.; Mattas, Konstadinos. |
| This paper measures agricultural productivity among a set of thirteen Mediterranean countries which includes two EU- 15 countries (Greece and Spain), another two EU- 25 (Cyprus and Malta) one country under accession negotiations (Turkey) and eight Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia) from 1961 to 2002. The objective of the paper is twofold: Firstly, to analyse agricultural productivity growth in the Mediterranean countries by means of the sequential Malmquist Total Factor Productivity (TFP) index and secondly, to investigate whether this measure is converging among these countries. In terms of the first objective, TFP indices are decomposed into efficiency changes and technical... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Productivity growth; Sequential Malmquist TFP; Convergence.; Productivity Analysis. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10101 |
| |
|
|
|
