Table A1. Comparison of coefficient of production function estimations LP vs. OLS. | |||
Coefffrom LP regressions |
Drugs & Pharma |
Electronic & Electrical |
Garm. & Tex. |
Lw |
0.159*** |
0.104 |
0.042*** |
Lb |
0.063* |
0.074 |
0.036** |
Lk |
0.034 |
0.013 |
0.050 |
Lm |
0.487** |
0.968*** |
0.761*** |
Le |
0.080** |
0.047 |
0.108*** |
Coefffrom OLS regressions | |||
Lw |
0.163*** |
0.132*** |
0.051* |
Lb |
0.068*** |
0.038 |
0.036** |
Lk |
0.024 |
0.013 |
0.032** |
Lm |
0.671*** |
0.852*** |
0.761*** |
Le |
0.092*** |
0.082** |
0.109*** |
Change in lw coeff |
- |
- |
- |
Change in lb coeff |
- |
+ |
0 |
Change in lk coeff |
+ |
0 |
+ |
Change in lm coeff |
- |
+ |
+ |
Change in le coeff |
- |
- |
- |
Observations |
195 |
118 ~ |
372 ' |
Notes: * significant at 10%; ** significant at 5%; *** significant at 1%
Variables used in estimations
Production Function
Output |
deflated sales from the balance sheet |
Labour |
“White” and “Blue”, for each category it represents the average hours worked in one year by each |
Capital |
net book value from balance sheet |
Material |
deflated cost of material inputs excluding fuel, from balance sheet. |
Energy |
deflated cost for energy consumption (including electricity and fuel) from balance sheet. |
Deflators |
Wholesale Price Index (Source office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry) |
Tab.3
Capital Intensity |
Net book value of capital /number of employees |
Sh. of Sk. Workers |
Number of white collar workers/blue collar workers |
Age of mach |
Average age of machineries |
Employment |
Number of employees |
Average Wage |
Total wage bill/ number of employees |
38