Aggregate Productivity Growth in Indian Manufacturing: An Application of Domar Aggregation

Deb Das () and Gunajit Kalita
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Gunajit Kalita: ICRIER, Postal: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India

Indian Economic Review, 2011, vol. 46, issue 2, 275-302

Abstract: Productivity growth in Indian manufacturing is an important driver of overall growth, yet the issues related to its measurement have still not been resolved. The issue of how to compute an aggregate productivity measure holds significance for two reasons: one, the productivity of a firm should reflect the productivity of the lower levels, which comprise the aggregate; and two, aggregate productivity should also emphasize the importance of inter-industry transactions in an analysis of productivity growth. We have made an attempt to compute the aggregate productivity growth using the Domar aggregation technique. Comparing the estimates based on the Domar aggregation technique with those based on the traditional aggregate value added approach, we observe that the preferred estimates are about half of those obtained by the traditional aggregate value added method.

Keywords: Aggregate Productivity; Domar aggregation; Aggregate Value added; Factor Accumulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D24 O47 O53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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