Talent Utilization, a Source of Bias in Measuring TFP

Hosny Zoabi

No 275735, Foerder Institute for Economic Research Working Papers from Tel-Aviv University > Foerder Institute for Economic Research

Abstract: This paper analyzes a model of economic growth that explains di®erences in economic structure across countries. It highlights the interplay between productivity, talents utilization and entrepreneurship incentives. The paper has two main results. First, it argues that when measuring human capital we ignore one dimension, which is \talents utilization". It is suggested then that, in development accounting, human capital is inaccurately measured. Second, it shows that the magnitude of talents utilization increases with the level of development. Thus, the paper suggests that talents utilization ampli¯es dif- ferences in productivity and contributes to the explanation of large observed international di®erences in per capita income. ¤

Keywords: Financial Economics; Public Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 2006-11-27
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.275735

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