Measuring Productivity: Lessons from Tailored Surveys and Productivity Benchmarking

Measuring Productivity: Lessons from Tailored Surveys and Productivity Benchmarking

We use tailored surveys and benchmarking in the flat-weave rug industry to better understand the shortcomings of standard productivity measures. Quantity-based productivity (TFPQ) performs poorly because of variation in product specifications across firms. Controlling for specifications aligns TFPQ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Atkin, David G
Other Authors:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Economic Association 2021
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/130272

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