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Replication Data for: Measuring Productivity: Lessons from Tailored Surveys and Productivity Benchmarking

Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)

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Title Replication Data for: Measuring Productivity: Lessons from Tailored Surveys and Productivity Benchmarking
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/PYWKJH
 
Creator Atkin, David
Khandelwal, Amit
Osman, Adam
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description We use tailored surveys and benchmarking in the flat-weave rug industry to better understand the shortcomings of standard productivity measures. TFPQ performs poorly because of variation in product specifications across firms. Controlling for specifications aligns TFPQ with lab benchmarks.We also collect quality metrics to construct quality productivity (the ability to produce quality given inputs) and find substantial dispersion across firms. This motivates interest in multi-dimensional productivity, or capability. As quality productivity is negatively correlated with TFPQ, TFPR may perform better at capturing capabilities in settings where better firms make products with more demanding specifications that have greater input requirements.
 
Subject Social Sciences
 
Contributor Rubio, Karl