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Productivity Growth in the UK Regions, 1968–1991
Author(s) -
Harris Richard I. D.,
Trainor Mary
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
oxford bulletin of economics and statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.131
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1468-0084
pISSN - 0305-9049
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0084.00079
Subject(s) - total factor productivity , workforce , falling (accident) , productivity , economics , agricultural economics , demographic economics , economic geography , econometrics , macroeconomics , economic growth , medicine , environmental health
This paper provides estimates of total factor productivity growth for the regions of the UK. It shows that the peripheral regions generally performed better than the national average in the 1980's. A model to explain TFP growth found that much of this increase can be attributed to a general upskilling of a more flexible workforce, falling plant sizes, and a ‘catch‐up’ effect in the unionized sector.