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Contribution of Technical Efficiency Change and Technical Change to Total Factor Productivity Growth in Electrical and Electronics Industry in Malaysia

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  • Ismail, Rahmah

    (School of Economic Studies Faculty of Economics and Business University Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor D.E. Malaysia)

  • Zainal Abidin, Syahida

    (School of Economic Studies Faculty of Economics and Business University Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor D.E. Malaysia)

  • Hajinoor, Mohd

    (School of Economic Studies Faculty of Economics and Business University Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor D.E. Malaysia)

Abstract

The electrical and electronics ( E&E) industry contributes more than 60% of Malaysian manufacturing exports. The emergence of trade liberalization through Asian Free Trade Association (AFTA), North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) and European Unions (EU) creates stiffer trade competition amongs the E&E industry in the region and to be at the competitive edge, this industry must increase its efficiency. in this regards, total factor productivity (TFP) growth becomes relevant. An increase in TFP growth through technical efficiency change (TEC) will reduce cost of production and make the industry more competitive because it can produce higher output using same level of inputs. There are two components of TFP growth, namely, technical efficiency change (TEC) and technical change (TC). The impact of TFP growth on output growth will be more meaningful if contribution of TEC superedes contribution. of TC because TEC will not incur additional cost of production. This paper attemp to analyze TFP growth in the E&E indstry at five digits of Malasian Standart Industrial Classification (MSIC). Fifteen types of industries are covered in the analys. The analys will be based on the manufacturing Survei data between 1995 and 2003 collected by the Departement of statistics Malaysia. The method of data Envelopment Analysis(DEA) is utilitized to get TEC and TC. The result from this study show that, contribution of TC is higher than that of TEC in all sub industries under study. Nevertheless, trend analysis shows that during 1998-2000 period TEC is higher than TC.

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  • Ismail, Rahmah & Zainal Abidin, Syahida & Hajinoor, Mohd, 2007. "Contribution of Technical Efficiency Change and Technical Change to Total Factor Productivity Growth in Electrical and Electronics Industry in Malaysia," Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, vol. 41, pages 161-181.
  • Handle: RePEc:ukm:jlekon:v:41:y:2007:i::p:161-181
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