THE CHANGE IN PRODUCTIVITY OF CHINESE STATE ENTERPRISES, 1983-1987

被引:26
作者
GORDON, RH [1 ]
LI, W [1 ]
机构
[1] DUKE UNIV,FUQUA SCH BUSINESS,DURHAM,NC 27708
关键词
PRODUCTIVITY; CHINESE ENTERPRISE REFORMS;
D O I
10.1007/BF01073492
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This study estimates the change in productivity of Chinese state enterprises during 1983-1987 using a panel data set of 403 firms. A new approach to productivity measurement is used. Under this approach, the production functions can differ arbitrarily across firms, important given the heterogeneity of the sample. The resulting coefficients estimate the marginal products of each factor as well as overall productivity growth. The results suggest Chinese productivity increased by 4.6% per year, with about half of this growth due to the rapidly improving education of the labor force.
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