Analysis on Regional Total Factor Productivity Change
Introducing environment factor into the group of production elements, based on DEA - Malmquist productivity index approach, this paper analyses the regional total factor productivity and its growth mode from the aspects of change trend, driving force,and difference of production element effects over the period 2000 -2007 in Jilin province.The main conclusions are as follows.(1)lt is most likely that the improvement of environmental efficiency is faster than resources efficiency, so the universal existence of end -pipe treatment is rational to a great extent.(2)TFP presents a growth trend in Jilin province mainly due to technical change, but without obvious convergence among cities.(3)The economic performance of regional central cities in middle area such as Changchun city and Jilin city has a dominant role in TFP improvement of the whole region.(4)The deference of TFP growth modes is great among cities and during years in Jilin province, and the growth quality of TFP is increased to some extent under the influence of investment pulling effect.(5)The economic performance is characterized by investment pulling in Jilin province, and the factor which contributes more to economy growth is shifted from capital and labor to capital and TFP.(6)It should pay more attention to the soft technology and environment treatment while promoting the development of regional economy.
Malmquist indexTFPend - pipe treatmentgrowth modeJilin province