Korean And Taiwanese Productivity Performance: Comparisons at Matched Manufacturing Levels

Frank Hsiao and Changsuh Park ()

Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2005, vol. 23, issue 1, 85-107

Abstract: We compare the productivity performances of 15 matched manufacturing sectors in Korea and Taiwan, using the Malmquist productivity indexes, based on category-wise meta frontiers, 1978–1996. Comparisons at the sector levels are made using sequential multiplicative products of the indexes. The overall productivity and technology growth rates of Taiwan were higher than those of Korea. However, at disaggregated levels, the productivity and technology growth rates of the high-tech industries of Korea were much larger than those of Taiwan, while Taiwan’s high overall growth rate rested mainly on its traditional and basic industries. The leading innovators of both countries are also discussed. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2005

Keywords: productivity analysis; Malmquist indexes; manufacturing industry; Korean and Taiwanese economies; economic growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1007/s11123-004-8549-x

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