Variable factor shares and the index number problem: a generalization. Abstract Factor shares vary over time and across countries, so incorporating variable factor shares into growth and development accounting is both warranted and desirable. However, variable factor shares create an index number problem in analyses that rely on our most commonly used production functions. We show that in the presence of competitive factor markets, the problem exists for all workhorse production functions exhibiting constant returns to scale. Therefore, attempts to align empirical growth research with the reality of the factor share data cannot be made using standard techniques. New techniques need to be developed

Brad Sturgill () and Hernando Zuleta

Economics Bulletin, 2017, vol. 37, issue 1, 30-37

Keywords: Factor Share; Growth Accounting; Production Function; Index Number (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 O4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-01-13
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