Authors: Chandran, V. G. R.¹; Pandiyan, Veera²

Source: Applied Economics Letters, Volume 15, Number 8, June 2008 , pp. 655-657(3)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

This article examines the total factor productivity (TFP) growth by decomposing it into technical efficiency and technological change for the 20 service industries in a developing country - Malaysia from 1987 to 1992. On average, the TFP growth of the service industries experienced positive TFP growth of 1.8%. The contributing factors for TFP growth was technical efficiency while technological regress was found to dampen the TFP progress.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504850600721932

Affiliations: 1: Faculty of Business Management, Department of Economics University Technology Mara, Johor Malaysia 2: Faculty of Business Management, Department of Management University Technology Mara, Johor Malaysia

Publication date: 2008-06-01

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