Abstract With the Malmquist productivity index of DEA model,this paper measures the growth rates of total factor productivity (TFP) in China’s producer service sub-industry,and analyses the heterogeneity in its sub-industry and influencing factors of the TFP. Empirical results suggest that producer services TFP in overall level and sub-industry level appear all increasing trend,and demonstrates strong heterogeneous pattern,while it is not obviously converging or expanding to the difference in pitch of all the indicators. The dominant factors leading to TFP growth are combined effects of technical efficiency improvements and technological progress during 1991-2002,and technological progress after 2003. Moreover,the influencing factors such as RD,CON and INDUS act as a positive stimulus to the growth of TFP,except for the factor of OPEN.
WANG Mei-Xia. Research on the Heterogeneity and Influencing Factors of Total Factor Productivity in China’s Producer Service Sub-industry. Economic Survey, 2013, 1(3): 075.
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