Does Market Liberalization Increase Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.authorDurevall, Dickswe
dc.contributor.authorBjurek, Hansswe
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Economicsswe
dc.date.accessioned2006-11-30swe
dc.date.accessioned2007-02-09T11:16:23Z
dc.date.available2007-02-09T11:16:23Z
dc.date.issued1998swe
dc.description.abstractIn this paper we analyze if the structural adjustment program (ESAP), implemented during 1991-1995, contributed to an increase in total factor productivity in the manufacturing sector. To evaluate if productivity has grown we first estimate indexes of total factor productivity for 31 manufacturing sub-sectors for the period 1980-1995. Then we use panel data methods to test for the effects of trade reform and other variables related to ESAP. In general the growth rates vary greatly both over time and across sections. The overall impression is that there was no growth in total factor productivity on average during the whole period of ESAP. However, during the last two years, 1994-1995, most sub-sectors experienced increases in total factor productivity.swe
dc.format.extent28 pagesswe
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dc.gup.epcid1290swe
dc.gup.originGöteborg University. School of Business, Economics and Lawswe
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2077/2860
dc.language.isoenswe
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking Papers in Economics, nr 1998:10swe
dc.subjectStructural adjustment; trade reform; foreign aid; Malmquist indexswe
dc.subject.svepEconomicsswe
dc.titleDoes Market Liberalization Increase Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in Zimbabweswe
dc.type.svepReportswe

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