Contribution of technical efficiency change and technical change to total factor productivity growth in electrical and electronics industry in Malaysia

The electrical and electronics (ELE) industry contributes more than 60% of Malaysian manufacturing exports. The emergence of trade liberalization through Asian Free Trade Association (AFTA), North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) and European Unions (EU) creates stiffer trade competition amo...

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Main Authors: Rahmah Ismail, Syahida Zainal Abidin, Mohd Shukri Hajinoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2007
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7844/1/1589-2990-1-SM.pdf
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author Rahmah Ismail,
Syahida Zainal Abidin,
Mohd Shukri Hajinoor,
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Syahida Zainal Abidin,
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description The electrical and electronics (ELE) industry contributes more than 60% of Malaysian manufacturing exports. The emergence of trade liberalization through Asian Free Trade Association (AFTA), North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) and European Unions (EU) creates stiffer trade competition amongst the E&E industry in the region and to be at the competitive edge, this industry must increase its eficiency. In this regards, total factor productivity (TFP) growth becomes relevant. An increase in f g growth through technical eflciency change (TEC) will reduce cost ofproduction and make the industry more competitive because it can produce higher output using same level of inputs. There are two components of TFP growth, namely, technical eficiency change (TEC) and technical change (Tc). The impact of TFP growth on output growth will be more meaningful if contribution of TEC supersedes contribution of TC because TEC will not incur additional cost of production. This paper attempts to analyze TFP growth in the E&E industry at five digits of Malaysian Standard Industrial Classi$cation (MSZG). Fifeen types of industries are covered in the analysis. The analysis will be based on the Manufacturing Survey data between 1995 and 2003 collected by the Department of Statistics Malaysia. The method of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is utilized to get TEC and TC. The results from this study show that, contribution of TC is higher than that of TEC in all sub industries under study. Nevertheless, trend analysis shows that during 1998 - 2000 period TEC is higher than TC.
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spelling ukm.eprints-78442016-12-14T06:45:24Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7844/ Contribution of technical efficiency change and technical change to total factor productivity growth in electrical and electronics industry in Malaysia Rahmah Ismail, Syahida Zainal Abidin, Mohd Shukri Hajinoor, The electrical and electronics (ELE) industry contributes more than 60% of Malaysian manufacturing exports. The emergence of trade liberalization through Asian Free Trade Association (AFTA), North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) and European Unions (EU) creates stiffer trade competition amongst the E&E industry in the region and to be at the competitive edge, this industry must increase its eficiency. In this regards, total factor productivity (TFP) growth becomes relevant. An increase in f g growth through technical eflciency change (TEC) will reduce cost ofproduction and make the industry more competitive because it can produce higher output using same level of inputs. There are two components of TFP growth, namely, technical eficiency change (TEC) and technical change (Tc). The impact of TFP growth on output growth will be more meaningful if contribution of TEC supersedes contribution of TC because TEC will not incur additional cost of production. This paper attempts to analyze TFP growth in the E&E industry at five digits of Malaysian Standard Industrial Classi$cation (MSZG). Fifeen types of industries are covered in the analysis. The analysis will be based on the Manufacturing Survey data between 1995 and 2003 collected by the Department of Statistics Malaysia. The method of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is utilized to get TEC and TC. The results from this study show that, contribution of TC is higher than that of TEC in all sub industries under study. Nevertheless, trend analysis shows that during 1998 - 2000 period TEC is higher than TC. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7844/1/1589-2990-1-SM.pdf Rahmah Ismail, and Syahida Zainal Abidin, and Mohd Shukri Hajinoor, (2007) Contribution of technical efficiency change and technical change to total factor productivity growth in electrical and electronics industry in Malaysia. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 41 . pp. 161-181. ISSN 0127-1962
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Contribution of technical efficiency change and technical change to total factor productivity growth in electrical and electronics industry in Malaysia
title Contribution of technical efficiency change and technical change to total factor productivity growth in electrical and electronics industry in Malaysia
title_full Contribution of technical efficiency change and technical change to total factor productivity growth in electrical and electronics industry in Malaysia
title_fullStr Contribution of technical efficiency change and technical change to total factor productivity growth in electrical and electronics industry in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Contribution of technical efficiency change and technical change to total factor productivity growth in electrical and electronics industry in Malaysia
title_short Contribution of technical efficiency change and technical change to total factor productivity growth in electrical and electronics industry in Malaysia
title_sort contribution of technical efficiency change and technical change to total factor productivity growth in electrical and electronics industry in malaysia
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