Firm Productivity in Bangladesh Manufacturing Industries, Vol. 1 of 1

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Firm Productivity in Bangladesh Manufacturing Industries

Author:	Fernandes, Ana Margarida;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper series ; no. WPS 3988
Country:	Bangladesh;	Date Stored:	2006/08/07
Document Date:	2006/08/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	South Asia
Report Number:	WPS3988	SubTopics:	Small Scale Enterprise; Water and Industry; Economic Theory & Research; Microfinance; Economic Growth
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: The author studies the determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) for manufacturing firms in Bangladesh using data from a recent survey. She obtains TFP measures by making use of firm-specific deflators for output and inputs. Controlling for industry, location, and year fixed effects, she finds that: (1) firm size and TFP are negatively correlated; (2) firm age and TFP exhibit an inverse-U shaped relationship; (3) TFP improves with the quality of the firm's human capital; (4) global integration improves TFP; (5) firms with research and development activities and quality certifications have higher TFP, while more advanced technologies improve TFP only in the presence of significant absorptive capacity; (6) power supply problems cost firms heavily in terms of TFP losses; and (7) the presence of crime dampens TFP.


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