Productivity, efficiency and technical change in world agriculture: a f�re-primont index approach

Néstor Le Clech () and Carmen Fillat Castej�n ()
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Carmen Fillat Castej�n: University of Zaragoza
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Abstract: This paper makes a comparative analysis of the total factor productivity (TFP) estimations on the agricultural sector between the traditional Malmquist index and the new F�re-Primont index (FPI) proposed by O�Donnell. Moreover, the study makes some direct comparisons with previous traditional literature. In addition, it makes use of an improved measure of the capital stock, which showed important effects on the estimates of the agricultural productivity. The new FPI yields some lower growth of agricultural productivity and the use of the improved measure of the capital stock shows a very important effect on TFP gains.

Keywords: Total Factor Productivity; F�re-Primont index; Malmquist index; agricultural productivity; technological and efficiency change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C18 O47 Q11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-09
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