Total Factor Productivity in the Philippines 135.0
Cororaton says TFP was negative for 35 years to 2000 Dr Caesar Cororaton, formerly of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), said in his paper that for 35 years through 2000, factor accumulation accounted for all growth and Technical Change (another name for TFP) was negative for most of the same period. From his [...]
Factor Mobilization and TFP In Hongkong and Singapore – 1 of 2
Hongkong and Singapore are latecomer nations, in fact city-states, who were similar in many ways but took different paths toward their present developed status. As cities, they are a special case of industry clusters; as nations, these cities can be special cases to study from for the Philippines. For this paper A tale of two [...]
Lundvall and Dynamic STI- and DUI-Learning Interactions for National Innovation Systems 17.0
Note: This post has been re-written in a more accessible and longer style. Please click here for link to Post 154, the better version. I asked Professor Bengkt-Ake Lundvall for a copy of his out-of-print 1992 book. Instead, he pointed me here to the 2007 “post script.” I thank him heartily. Professor Lundvall was with [...]
Cororaton Says the Philippines Makes Nil Total Factor Productivity – 1 of 2
Note: This post has been re-written in a more accessible and longer style. Please click here for link to Post 135, the better version. The Philippine economy must be re-organized to provide a solid growth foundation. After reading Cororaton (2002-01 and 1996), I see no way to make Filipinos richer if we continue on the [...]
