The role of imported intermediates in productivity change

We address the role of imported intermediates in productivity by applying a methodology that proposes an equivalence between input–output analysis and data envelopment analysis, and decomposes sectoral productivity gains into two factors: efficiency change and technical change. We illustrate this by...

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Authors: Gilles, Enrique, Deaza, Javier, Vivas, Alejandro
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2022
Country:Colombia
Institution:Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración
Repository:Repositorio CESA
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.cesa.edu.co:10726/5295
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10726/5295
https://doi.org/10.1080/09535314.2022.2062301
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Productivity
Efficiency
Input-output analysis
Intermediate imports
Spain
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Summary:We address the role of imported intermediates in productivity by applying a methodology that proposes an equivalence between input–output analysis and data envelopment analysis, and decomposes sectoral productivity gains into two factors: efficiency change and technical change. We illustrate this by using data for Spain in the 2008–2015 period with three levels of labor skills, capital, and twenty-eight industries, and compare the results of two different settings: one including only domestic intermediates and the other incorporating total (i.e. both domestic and imported) inputs.