Some Remarks on Productivity and its Decompositions

Shawna Grosskopf1
1Department of Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA

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This paper provides a brief history of the Malmquist productivity index and its decomposition. Theoretical and empirical issues related to the index are discussed along with directions for future research.

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