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Productivity and technical change: Measurement and testing

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This paper considers two specifications, namely, the time trend (TT) and general index (GI) of technical change. These models are extended to accommodate the TFP growth accounting relationship in to the econometric model. We also propose a formal test to determine whether the TT or the GI model is appropriate for the data.

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  1. Department of Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York , 13902, USA

    Subal C. Kumbhakar

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Correspondence to Subal C. Kumbhakar.

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I would like to thank Badi Baltagi for his comments and Peter Schmidt for suggesting the test proposed in the paper. None, other than me, is responsible for any remaining errors.

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Kumbhakar, S. Productivity and technical change: Measurement and testing. Empirical Economics 29, 185–191 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-003-0185-1

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