Estimating the speeds of long-run technological catch-up and growth of total factor productivity for countries

Ying-Hsiu Chen

The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2018, vol. 27, issue 2, 220-234

Abstract: This paper constructs a dynamic production frontier function under the framework of a forward-looking rational expectations model, taking the effect of quasi-fixed inputs into account. The sample comprises balanced panel data of 36 countries over the period from 1990 to 2009. Evidence is found that all of the four country groups show the technological catch-up phenomenon in the long run and experience total factor productivity (TFP) growth. Their TFP growth is primarily driven by long-run technical efficiency improvement, followed by technological progress. The Non-G7 and Non-NICs groups are the top two groups in terms of speeds of long-run technological catch-up and rates of TFP growth.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/09638199.2017.1339204

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