Productivity measurement and growth in Nigeria: challenges and prospects

Richard Ingwe (), Chibueze C. Ikeji () and Judith E. Otu ()
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Richard Ingwe: University of Calabar, IPPA, Calabar, Nigeria, Centre for Research and Action on Developing Locales, regions and the Environment
Chibueze C. Ikeji: University of Calabar, Nigeria
Judith E. Otu: University of Calabar, Nigeria

Economia. Seria Management, 2010, vol. 13, issue 2, 254-268

Abstract: Productivity (growth) measurements (describing the assessment of an economy’s rate of change in the ratio of a volume measure of output to a volume measure of input use) and related analysis are regular undertakings by staff of economic development of most nations and development institutions such as the OECD. Although they strive to accomplish objectives related to studying efficiency or the achievement of maximum output physically achievable under the use of current technology and given inputs, accounting for the contribution of real costs savings; introduction of benchmarks for production processes and to highlight living standards obtaining at points in time, its emphasis has been at the expense of examination of issues related to society (institutions), history, innovation and productivity change, which are concerned with promoting growth beyond mere productivity accounting. This paper has attempted to address all these issues as they pertain to Nigeria’s rather stagnant or declining economy. This slight modification was prompted by changes from philosophers concerned with the wider area of productivity measurement and change. The literature agrees that productivity measurement (growth accounting) only identified the significance of different proximate sources of growth but fails to employ institutional, historical case studies to investigate the underlying causes of the growth, innovation and productivity change. Details of deficiencies related to the foregoing issues are examined and policy recommendations drafted and presented to assist practitioners, policy and decision makers and other stakeholders.

Keywords: productivity; change; improvement; growth; labour; corruption. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 O47 R11 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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