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Factor productivity and efficiency of the Vietnamese economy in transition

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  • Nguyen Khac Minh

    (Center for Development Economics and Public Policy, National Economics University, Viet Nam)

  • Giang Thanh Long

    (Faculty of Economics, National Economics University, Viet Nam)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to estimate changes in productivity, technical efficiency and technology across the economic sectors during the period 1985-2006. We also seek to identify the turning points for productivity growth to see whether it was accompanied by technological change and/or technical efficiency. For estimating economic growth, aggregate production function is used. We find that, during the study period, technical progress contributed about 19.7 per cent to the country’s economic growth. We also estimate total factor productivity for the whole economy as well as for individual economic sectors, and the results show that the economy’s productivity growth was largely driven by the industrial sector.

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  • Nguyen Khac Minh & Giang Thanh Long, 2008. "Factor productivity and efficiency of the Vietnamese economy in transition," Asia-Pacific Development Journal, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), vol. 15(1), pages 93-117, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:unt:jnapdj:v:15:y:2008:i:1:p:93-117
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    4. Le, Manh-Duc & Pieri, Fabio & Zaninotto, Enrico, 2019. "From central planning towards a market economy: The role of ownership and competition in Vietnamese firms’ productivity," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 47(3), pages 693-716.

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    Keywords

    efficiency; productivity; growth; Malmquist index; Viet Nam;
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    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • C15 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Statistical Simulation Methods: General

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