Productivity Growth in the Western Hemisphere (1978-94): The Caribbean in Perspective

Productivity Growth in the Western Hemisphere (1978-94): The Caribbean in Perspective

Productivity growth, technical efficiency change, and technological change were measured for a sample of 30 countries in the Western Hemisphere for the 1978-1994 period using the Malmquist index. The Caribbean compared unfavorably with North America and the Latin American regions. Evidence indicated...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of productivity analysis 2002-05, Vol.17 (3), p.213-231
Hauptverfasser: LALL, POORAN, FEATHERSTONE, ALLEN M., NORMAN, DAVID W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Distance functions
Economic conditions
Economic growth
Efficiency
Efficiency metrics
Emerging technology
Foreign investment
GNP
Gross domestic product
Gross National Product
High income
Hypotheses
Low income
Low income groups
Per capita
Productive efficiency
Productivity
Productivity growth
Prosperity
Technological change
Trade liberalization
Western hemisphere
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Zusammenfassung:Productivity growth, technical efficiency change, and technological change were measured for a sample of 30 countries in the Western Hemisphere for the 1978-1994 period using the Malmquist index. The Caribbean compared unfavorably with North America and the Latin American regions. Evidence indicated some support for the convergence hypothesis. Regression analysis indicated that productivity growth in the Caribbean was positively associated with civil, economic, and political liberty.
ISSN:0895-562X
1573-0441
DOI:10.1023/a:1015008020851