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An analysis of technical efficiency and productivity growth in the Pacific Northwest sawmill industry

Creator:

Helvoigt, Ted L.

Abstract:

The objective of this project was to investigate technical efficiency and productivity growth in the Pacific Northwest sawmilling industry over the period 1968-2002. Productivity growth was decomposed into three components: technical change, efficiency change, and scale efficiency change. In addition, using econometric methods, changes in output elasticities and input substitution...

Resource Type:

Dissertation