Working Papers in Economics,
University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

Abstract: In this paper we analyze if the structural adjustment program (ESAP), implemented during 1991-1995, contributed to an increase in total factor productivity in the manufacturing sector. To evaluate if productivity has grown we first estimate indexes of total factor productivity for 31 manufacturing sub-sectors for the period 1980-1995. Then we use panel data methods to test for the effects of trade reform and other variables related to ESAP. In general the growth rates vary greatly both over time and across sections. The overall impression is that there was no growth in total factor productivity on average during the whole period of ESAP. However, during the last two years, 1994-1995, most sub-sectors experienced increases in total factor productivity.

Keywords: Structural adjustment; trade reform; foreign aid; Malmquist index

JEL-codes: O19; O47

28 pages, December 10, 1998

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Hans Bjurek and Dick Durevall, (2000), 'Does Market Liberalization Increase Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in Zimbabwe', Journal of Southern African Studies, vol 26, no 3, pages 463-479

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