Uncertainty and the measurement of productivity

Elie Appelbaum

Working Papers from York University, Department of Economics

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirically implementable framework for the analysis of the effects of uncertainty on firm behavior. In particular, the paper provides a model which can be used to calculate productivity growth for firms facing uncertainty and to decompose the growth in total factor productivity into its various components. It can also be used to identify the contributions of uncertainty and risk aversion. Applying the model to the U.S. textile industry, we find that price uncertainty had a small effect on productivity growth. The refereeing process of this paper was handled through M. Brown.

Pages: 14 pages
Date: 1997
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Working Paper: UNCERTAINTY AND THE MEASUREMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY (1989)
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