A non-parametric approach to the decomposition of labor productivity in the regional manufacturing industry

Un enfoque no paramétrico para la descomposición de la productividad del trabajo en la industria manufacturera regional

Authors

  • Juan Carlos Chávez-Martín del Campo Banco de México
  • Luis Fernando López-Ornelas Banco de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29105/ensayos33.2-2

Keywords:

Capital intensity, Labor productivity, Technical efficiency, Technological change, Manufacturing, Shapley value

Abstract

This study decomposes both the labor productivity gap and the labor productivity growth into the contributions of technical efficiency, capital deepening and technological change for Mexican manufacturing at the regional level. The results indicate that regional differences in labor productivity are mainly attributed to technical efficiency, and, to a lesser extent, to regional differences in capital deepening. Moreover, labor productivity growth was not homogeneous across regions over the period 1998-2008. In both the north and the south, the increase in labor productivity was mainly driven by technical efficiency, while the technological change was the most influential factor in labor productivity growth in the central regions. 

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Author Biographies

Juan Carlos Chávez-Martín del Campo, Banco de México

Banco de México. Dirección General de Investigación Económica. Dirección: Av. de las Américas 1612-2, Col. Country Club 44637, Guadalajara, Jalisco. Tel: +52 33 3284 8224, Fax: +52 33 3817 5973.

Luis Fernando López-Ornelas, Banco de México

Bancode México. Dirección General de Investigación Económica. Dirección: Av. de las Américas 1612-2, Col. Country Club 44637, Guadalajara, Jalisco.

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Published

2014-11-01

How to Cite

Chávez-Martín del Campo, J. C., & López-Ornelas, L. F. (2014). A non-parametric approach to the decomposition of labor productivity in the regional manufacturing industry: Un enfoque no paramétrico para la descomposición de la productividad del trabajo en la industria manufacturera regional. Ensayos Revista De Economía, 33(2), 33–58. https://doi.org/10.29105/ensayos33.2-2