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On Measuring and Comparing Total Factor Productivities in Extractive and Non-extractive Sectors

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  • Pierre Lasserre
  • Pierre Ouellette

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The authors explain why comparing the total factor productivities o f extractive and nonextractive sectors is likely to be misleading. They then propose a correction and implement it for the case of asbestos, where it turns out to make a significant difference.

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  • Pierre Lasserre & Pierre Ouellette, 1988. "On Measuring and Comparing Total Factor Productivities in Extractive and Non-extractive Sectors," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 21(4), pages 826-834, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:cje:issued:v:21:y:1988:i:4:p:826-34
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    1. Villena, Marcelo & Greve, Fernando, 2018. "On resource depletion and productivity: The case of the Chilean copper industry," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 553-562.
    2. Martin Stürmer & Gregor Schwerhoff, 2012. "Non-Renewable but Inexhaustible – Resources in an Endogenous Growth Model," Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods 2012_09, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods.
    3. Sam Mitra, 2019. "Depletion, technology, and productivity growth in the metallic minerals industry," Mineral Economics, Springer;Raw Materials Group (RMG);Luleå University of Technology, vol. 32(1), pages 19-37, April.
    4. John E. Tilton, 2013. "Cyclical and Secular Determinants of Productivity in the Copper, Aluminum, Iron Ore, and Coal Industries," Working Papers 2013-11, Colorado School of Mines, Division of Economics and Business.
    5. Simon Zheng & Harry Bloch, 2014. "Australia’s mining productivity decline: implications for MFP measurement," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 41(2), pages 201-212, April.

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