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Growth Accounting, Total Factor Productivity and Approximation Problem

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  • Jan Čadil

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The paper deals with the approximation problem of standard growth accounting method first introduced by Solow (1957). This method is still used widely by lots of economists and institutions (IMF, national banks and others) for computing the technological or total factor productivity (TFP) dynamics. According to standard growth accounting the TFP growth is a residual, computed simply out of dynamic Cobb-Douglas (original or modified) production function. The purpose of this paper is to show that the usual TFP calculation as a residual is more or less inaccurate and for certain cases can cause slightly biased conclusions. The idea of such weak approximation is based on the nature of differential itself. The growth accounting computes the TFP dynamics accurately only under certain conditions based mainly on assumption of sufficiently small changes in variables.

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  • Jan Čadil, 2007. "Growth Accounting, Total Factor Productivity and Approximation Problem," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2007(4), pages 347-357.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpep:v:2007:y:2007:i:4:id:313:p:347-357
    DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.313
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    1. Jiří Mihola & Petr Wawrosz, 2014. "Alternativní metoda měření extenzivních a intenzivních faktorů změny HDP a její aplikace na vývoj HDP USA a Číny [An Alternative Method How to Measure Impact of the Intensive and Extensive Factors ," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2014(5), pages 583-604.
    2. Jiří Mihola & Petr Wawrosz & Jana Kotěšovcová, 2015. "Is the most innovative firm in the world really innovative?," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 21(1), pages 41-54, March.

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    Keywords

    growth accounting; TFP; approximation problem; Taylor Theorem; Hessian Matrix;
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    JEL classification:

    • C02 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Mathematical Economics
    • E25 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Aggregate Factor Income Distribution

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