Productivity Revisited : Shifting Paradigms in Analysis and Policy

Cusolito, Ana Paula ; Maloney, William F.

Washington, DC: World Bank

关键词: PRODUCTIVITY;    PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH;    FIRM PERFORMANCE;    TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;    TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;   

DOI  :  10.1596/978-1-4648-1334-4
RP-ID  :  134222

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The stagnation of productivity in the developing world, and indeed, across the globe, over the last two decades dictates a rethinking of productivity measurement, analysis, and policy. This volume presents a 'second wave' of thinking in three key areas of productivity analysis and its implications forproductivity policies.It calls into question the measurement and relevance of distortions as the primary barrier to productivity growth; urges a broader concept of firm performance that goes beyond efficiency to quality upgrading and demand expansion; and explores what it takes to generate an experimental and innovative society where entrepreneurs have the personal characteristics to identify new technologies and manage risk within an entrepreneurial ecosystem that facilitates them doing so. It also reviews arguments surrounding industrial policies. The authors argue for an integrated approach to productivity analysis that incorporates both the need to reduce economic distortionsand generate the human capital capable of identifying the opportunities offered to follower countries and upgrade firm capabilities. Finally, it offers guidance on prioritizing policies when there is uncertainty around diagnostics and limited government capability.