Industrial structure and total factor productivity: the Tunisian manufacturing sector between 1998 and 2004

Khaled Thabet ()

The Annals of Regional Science, 2015, vol. 54, issue 2, 639-662

Abstract: Using a panel of manufacturing firms operating in 138 delegations across the Tunisian coast and observed over the 1998–2004 period, we study the impact of industrial structure on regional economic growth measured by total factor productivity. The results of an unbalanced panel data-based model indicate that the diversity of the industrial scene seems to be a local growth-promoting factor for high-tech sectors. Specialization often articulates the impact of diversity, while competition positively affects productivity. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

Keywords: C33; D24; O10; R11; R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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