| Tekijä: | Dimelis, S.P. Dimopoulou, M. |
| Otsikko: | Evaluating productivity growth measures in the EU |
| Lehti: | Economics of Planning
2002 : VOL. 35:2, p. 161-181 |
| Asiasana: | Data envelopment analysis Efficiency Growth Productivity European Union Models |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | This paper evaluates the productivity growth of the member countries in the European Union (EU) before and after the enforcement of the Maastricht convergence criteria in 1992. Total factor productivity (TFP) is measured by employing the growth-accounting approach and Tornqvist indices. The evaluation of productivity growth was performed by employing the non-parametric method of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in particular years and within three time periods. DEA was also used to evaluate the relative efficiency of EU members with respect to the convergence criteria with important implications for their economic integration. TFP growth was found to have contributed the most in the EU, while its share in the latest recessions was the smallest as compared to labour and capital share. |
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