Chambers, Robert; Karagiannis, Giannis; Tzouvelekas, … - In: Journal of Productivity Analysis 41 (2014) 1, pp. 41-50
This paper develops a method for decomposing total factor productivity growth in separable production technologies and uses it to examine the role of pest-damage prevention on agricultural productivity. The rate of technical change is decomposed into output-enhancing and damage-preventing...