Measuring total factor productivity in agriculture: a bibliometric review

Trends in Total Factor Productivity in Pakistan Agriculture Sector

Total factor productivity (TFP) has emerged as an important source of agriculture growth. However, this area remained neglected by researchers as well as policy makers in Pakistan. The studies which have estimated agriculture TFP growth in Pakistan are very few and they have tended to overstate it by ignoring the variation in capacity utilization, hours worked and improvement in labour producti...

International Comparison of Total Factor Productivity: A Review

Several different approaches to international comparison of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) have now emerged. Among these are the time-series approach, the panel approach, and the cross-section approach. This paper compares methodologies of these different approaches and results that have been obtained from their application. The comparison of results is conducted in the context of two samples,...

Determinants of total factor productivity: a literature review

R e s e a r c h a n d S t a t i s t i c s B r a n c h s t a f f w o r k i n g p a p e r 0 2 / 2 0 0 7 The designations employed, descriptions and classifications of countries, and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) concerning the l...

A Chronological Study of Total Factor Productivity and Agricultural Growth in U.S. Agriculture

Total Factor Productivity∗

Total Factor Productivity (TFP) is the portion of output not explained by the amount of inputs used in production. The following definition describes the measurement and importance of TFP for growth, fluctuations and development as well as likely future directions of research. Total Factor Productivity (TFP) is the portion of output not explained by the amount of inputs used in production. As s...