Total Factor Productivity Growth in Spanish Regions: Effects of Quasi-fixed and External Factors and Varying Capacity Utilization

摘要: Bosca J. E., Escriba and Murgui M. (2004) Total factor productivity growth in Spanish regions: effects of quasi-fixed external factors varying capacity utilization, Regional Studies38, 587-601. The aim this paper is to evaluate empirically the relevance presence inputs, non-constant returns scale, degree utilization calculation TFP for private productive sector regions over 1980-93 period. Using a parametric framework based on estimation cost functions, we find that whole sector, traditional 'Solow' estimate overestimates true technological progress due omission infrastructures. Nevertheless, clear cyclical behaviour, given economic expansions, underestimates progress, while times recession opposite true. This result also common with majority Spanish...