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MEASURING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY: THE BENEFITS OF A FAST‐GROWING MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS INDUSTRY
Author(s) -
Dixon Peter B.,
Rimmer Maureen T.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
economic papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.245
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1759-3441
pISSN - 0812-0439
DOI - 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2004.tb00354.x
Subject(s) - computable general equilibrium , productivity , production (economics) , welfare , economics , appeal , industrial organization , general equilibrium theory , economy , business , microeconomics , macroeconomics , market economy , political science , law
The contribution of an industry to the economy is often measured by an out‐put calculation showing labour used directly in the industry and indirectly via the production of intermediate inputs for the industry. This paper demonstrates an alternative approach based on simulations with a dynamic computable general equilibrium model. Rather than measuring contribution in terms of resources used, we look at the potential contribution of an industry in terms of the effect on economic welfare of improved performance. We apply our methodology to the Australian motor vehicle industry by simulating the impact that this industry could make if it were to achieve higher productivity growth, higher export growth and the production of cars of greater appeal to Australian consumers.