Thesis (Ph. D.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-112).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 183-187).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--City University of New York, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-76).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1929. / Typescript. Includes various publications from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics written by the author, et. al. Includes bibliographical references.

The neoclassical "sources-of-growth" approach is applied to derive total factor productivity (TFP) growth measures for manufacturing industries in South Africa. Although South Africa's recorded industrial TFP growth measures have been persistently low in absolute terms, this performance is not significantly worse than the industrial TFP growth performance of other developing countries. In some periods there is evidence of a significant variability in TFP performance across industries. The measures also indicate that TFP growth has worsened in the 1980s, particularly in the intermediate-capital intensive and labour intensive industries. However, there are various problems with interpreting neoclassical TFP growth measures as indicators of production efficiency. In fact, as TFP growth is derived as a residual, it may measure many factors besides production efficiency. Alternative growth theories are used to assess the fundamental determinants of productivity growth. These provide a more plausible conceptualisation of the process by which productivity growth is generated than the neoclassical growth theory does. However, this analysis also provides little empirical evidence of which underlying factors have had the most influence on productivity growth in South African manufacturing. Hence, the relative importance of possible candidates can only really be assessed qualitatively and on the basis of micro evidence. However, these assessments, and the assumptions underlying the postulated causal connections (between the identified factors and productivity growth), have a major impact on policy design. In this respect, on the basis of the framework provided by the evolutionary and other recent growth theories, various policy implications are drawn, and these are contrasted with the policy proposals of other South African analysts. This thesis concludes that policies need to be designed with the central objective of enhancing the technological capabilities of South African firms. Trade policies will not be sufficient for achieving this objective. Education and training policies, technology, competition and labour market policies are also crucial. However, since the fundamental causes of productivity growth remain somewhat of a mystery, there is a need to be sceptical of simple policy prescriptions. In this respect, this thesis is highly critical of the World Bank's position that productivity gains will be reaped from the exposure of firms to international competition that trade liberalisation policies entail.

Tsang Heung Chun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-105). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgment --- p.ii / List of Tables --- p.v / List of Illustrations --- p.vi / Chapter Chapter One --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Section 1.1: --- Motivation and Issues --- p.1 / Chapter Section 1.2: --- Contributions --- p.2 / Chapter Chapter Two --- Literature Review --- p.6 / Chapter Section 2.1: --- Introduction --- p.6 / Chapter Section 2.2: --- A Review of the Literature on Regional Inequality in China --- p.6 / Chapter Section 2.3: --- A Review of the Literature on Chinese Economic Growth --- p.7 / Chapter Section 2.4: --- A Review of the Literature on Labour Quality Indices --- p.9 / Chapter Section 2.5: --- Conclusion --- p.11 / Chapter Chapter Three --- Theoretical Framework --- p.13 / Chapter Section 3.1: --- Introduction --- p.13 / Chapter Section 3.2: --- Growth Accounting --- p.13 / Chapter Section 3.3: --- Inequality Decomposition --- p.17 / Chapter Section 3.4: --- Conclusion --- p.24 / Chapter Chapter Four --- Estimation Issues --- p.25 / Chapter Section 4.1: --- Introduction --- p.25 / Chapter Section 4.2: --- Model Specification --- p.25 / Chapter Section 4.3: --- Estimation Methods and Strategy --- p.32 / Chapter Section 4.4: --- Conclusion --- p.38 / Chapter Chapter Five --- Quality of Labor: A Detour --- p.39 / Chapter Section 5.1: --- Introduction --- p.39 / Chapter Section 5.2: --- Methodology for Calculating the Labour Quality Indices --- p.39 / Chapter Section 5.3: --- Empirical Results of Labour Quality Indices --- p.43 / Chapter Section 5.4: --- Conclusion --- p.45 / Chapter Chapter Six --- Estimation of Provincial Production Functions: A Prelude To The Decomposition Exercise --- p.47 / Chapter Section 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.47 / Chapter Section 6.2: --- Estimation Results --- p.47 / Chapter Section 6.3: --- Sources of Provincial Growth --- p.49 / Chapter Section 6.4: --- Conclusion --- p.55 / Chapter Chapter Seven --- Decomposition of Inter-Provincial Inequality: Empirical Results --- p.56 / Chapter Section 7.1: --- Introduction --- p.56 / Chapter Section 7.2: --- Inter-provincial Inequality: The Trend --- p.56 / Chapter Section 7.3: --- Empirical Results of the Decomposition Exercise --- p.58 / Chapter Section 7.4: --- Conclusion --- p.67 / Chapter Chapter Eight --- Conclusion --- p.68 / Appendix Data Description --- p.73 / Tables --- p.78 / Illustrations --- p.89 / References --- p.101

Thesis (doctoral)--Göteborgs universitet, 2002. / Extra t.p. with thesis statement inserted. Includes bibliographical references.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, March 1999. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (doctoral)--Göteborgs universitet, 2002. / Extra t.p. with thesis statement inserted. Includes bibliographical references.