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2 - Basic Concepts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2022

Carlo Altomonte
Affiliation:
Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan
Filippo di Mauro
Affiliation:
IWH-Halle and CompNet
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Summary

It is necessary to distinguish the productivity of a single production factor from the ability of a firm to combine the bundle of inputs at its disposal to create new value. This is total factor productivity (TFP), also known as multi-factor productivity". Firm performance in a sector or region is not centred around an average performance level. Policies should aim to catalyse the dynamic transition of more-productive firms, rather than just working on the average performance of the sector.

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The Economics of Firm Productivity
Concepts, Tools and Evidence
, pp. 8 - 35
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Basic Concepts
  • Carlo Altomonte, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Filippo di Mauro
  • Book: The Economics of Firm Productivity
  • Online publication: 14 April 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774277.004
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  • Basic Concepts
  • Carlo Altomonte, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Filippo di Mauro
  • Book: The Economics of Firm Productivity
  • Online publication: 14 April 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774277.004
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  • Basic Concepts
  • Carlo Altomonte, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Filippo di Mauro
  • Book: The Economics of Firm Productivity
  • Online publication: 14 April 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774277.004
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