Firm Productivity in Bangladesh Manufacturing Industries

This paper studies the correlates of firm total factor productivity (TFP) in Bangladesh using data from a recent survey of large manufacturing firms. TFP measures are obtained following [Ackerberg, D., Caves, K., and Frazer, G. (2007). Structural identification of production functions. UCLA mimeo] a...

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Main Author: Fernandes, Ana M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5725
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spelling okr-10986-57252021-04-23T14:02:23Z Firm Productivity in Bangladesh Manufacturing Industries Fernandes, Ana M. Production Cost Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity Capacity D240 Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600 Industrialization Manufacturing and Service Industries Choice of Technology O140 This paper studies the correlates of firm total factor productivity (TFP) in Bangladesh using data from a recent survey of large manufacturing firms. TFP measures are obtained following [Ackerberg, D., Caves, K., and Frazer, G. (2007). Structural identification of production functions. UCLA mimeo] and using firm-specific deflators for output and inputs. Controlling for industry, location, and year fixed effects, we find that firm size and TFP are negatively correlated while firm age and TFP exhibit an inverse U-shaped relationship. We also find that managerial quality and global integration are positively associated with firm TFP. Finally, we find that power supply problems, heavy bureaucracy, and the presence of crime dampen firm TFP. 2012-03-30T07:34:14Z 2012-03-30T07:34:14Z 2008 Journal Article World Development 0305750X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5725 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Bangladesh
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topic Production
Cost
Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity
Capacity D240
Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600
Industrialization
Manufacturing and Service Industries
Choice of Technology O140
spellingShingle Production
Cost
Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity
Capacity D240
Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600
Industrialization
Manufacturing and Service Industries
Choice of Technology O140
Fernandes, Ana M.
Firm Productivity in Bangladesh Manufacturing Industries
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description This paper studies the correlates of firm total factor productivity (TFP) in Bangladesh using data from a recent survey of large manufacturing firms. TFP measures are obtained following [Ackerberg, D., Caves, K., and Frazer, G. (2007). Structural identification of production functions. UCLA mimeo] and using firm-specific deflators for output and inputs. Controlling for industry, location, and year fixed effects, we find that firm size and TFP are negatively correlated while firm age and TFP exhibit an inverse U-shaped relationship. We also find that managerial quality and global integration are positively associated with firm TFP. Finally, we find that power supply problems, heavy bureaucracy, and the presence of crime dampen firm TFP.
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author Fernandes, Ana M.
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title Firm Productivity in Bangladesh Manufacturing Industries
title_short Firm Productivity in Bangladesh Manufacturing Industries
title_full Firm Productivity in Bangladesh Manufacturing Industries
title_fullStr Firm Productivity in Bangladesh Manufacturing Industries
title_full_unstemmed Firm Productivity in Bangladesh Manufacturing Industries
title_sort firm productivity in bangladesh manufacturing industries
publishDate 2012
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