Title The economics of productivity in Asia and Australia / Renuka Mahadevan

Published Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2004

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Description ix, 233 pages ; 24 cm Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Total factor productivity growth estimation -- 3. The measurement of technical efficiency in production frontier models -- 4. The non-frontier approach: a case study of Hong Kong's manufacturing sector -- 5. The stochastic production frontier approach: a case study of Singapore's services sector -- 6. The data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach: a case study of Korea's banking sector -- 7. How technically efficient are Singapore's manufacturing industries? -- 8. Trade liberalization and productivity growth in Australia's manufacturing industries -- 9. Looking beyond obtaining the 'real' TFP growth for Malaysia's manufacturing sector Summary "Suggests processes and strategies for choosing the best technique to draw up policies for sustainable growth." - dust jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Industrial efficiency -- Asia -- Measurement. Industrial efficiency -- Australia -- Measurement. Industrial productivity -- Asia. Industrial productivity -- Australia. SUBJECT Asia -- Economic conditions -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008617 Australia -- Economic conditions -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009587 Author Mahadevan, Renuka. LC no. 2003056458 ISBN 1840649615 :

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