Revisiting the Determinants of Productivity Growth: What's New?
By B. Loko, Mame Astou Diouf. Social Science Research Network, 2009
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This paper studies the main determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) growth using principal component analysis and a dynamic panel data model and, through a case study, explores key areas where accelerated reforms in the Maghreb countries would boost TFP gains. The results reveal that reforms targeted at attracting foreign direct investment and rationalizing government size, shifting resources from low-productivity sectors to higher ones, and encouraging women to enter the work force, could accelerate TFP gains. Equally important are reforms aimed at strengthening human capital, increasing the volume of trade, and improving the business environment.
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics
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Citations in the corpus
- Fair Play::More Equal Laws Boost Female Labor Force Participation (2015, background): “The opportunity for women to earn and control income has been associated with broader economic development (Heintz 2006), and total factor productivity gains (Loko and Diouf 2009).”
- Women, Work, and the Economy:Macroeconomic Gains from Gender Equity (2013, unknown): “(Loko and Diouf, 2009; Dollar and Gatti, 1999).”
- Space and Knowledge Spillovers in European Regions (2013, methodology): “In this paper we follow recent applied studies on the main determinants of productivity; in particular, the variables included in the instrumental estimates of the KPF are chosen according to the sample employed in Loko and Diouf (2009) and Eichler et al. (2005).”
- Intrahousehold Bargaining, Female Autonomy, and Labor Supply: Theory and Evidence from India (2020, background): “Women’s labor force participation affects their status within the household (Anderson and Eswaran 2009; Atkin 2009), their marriage and childbearing decisions (Jensen 2012; Heath and Mobarak 2014), and the productivity of the economy overall (Dollar and Gatti 1999; Loko and Diouf 2009).”
- Manufacturing as the key engine of economic growth for middle-income economies (2017, unknown): “Academic works highlight the role of several important factors that promote the productivity growth for developing economies, including trade openness, education, and institutions (Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson 2005; Helpman and Grossman 1991; Loko and Diouf 2009).”