On two definitions of productivity

被引:51
作者
Fare, R [1 ]
Grosskopf, S [1 ]
Roos, P [1 ]
机构
[1] SWEDISH INST HLTH ECON,S-22002 LUND,SWEDEN
关键词
distance functions; productivity;
D O I
10.1016/S0165-1765(96)00929-9
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Caves et al. in 1982 introduced a productivity measure ''that does not proceed from a continuous timer presentation''. They named these indexes after Sten Malmquist who in 1953 used ratios of distance functions to formulate quantity indexes in the consumer context. In a later paper, Diewert proposed an alternative definition of productivity also based on distance functions, which he attributed to Hicks and Moorsteen. In this letter we provide necessary and sufficient conditions for the Malmquist productivity index to equal the Hicks-Moorsteen index.
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页码:269 / 274
页数:6
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