Estimation of total factor productivity growth in agriculture sector in Punjab, Pakistan: 1970-2005. | Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2010

Author(s)

Nasir Nadeem Department of Agriculture Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Muhammad Siddique Javed Department of Agriculture Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Sultan Ali Adil Department of Agriculture Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Sarfraz Hassan Department of Environment and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract

Productivity growth is of central importance to economic growth. In the study of Total Factor Productivity (TFP), Input and output growth indices have been estimated for Punjab’s agriculture for the period 1970 to 2005. The indices were calculated using the most commonly employed index number approach namely Tornqvist Theil approximation to divisia index. The Tornqvist-Theil index provides consistent aggregation of inputs and outputs under the assumptions of competitive behavior, constant returns to scale, Hicks-neutral technical change, and input-output separability. The results showed that annual average growth rate of input, output and TFP indices remained 1.46, 3.49 and 2.0 for the study period. The study also estimated that TFP contributed 57 percent of the output growth in Punjab’s agriculture during the study period.

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Page(s) 1-6

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Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Year: 2010

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