A components model for disaggregating regional productivity variations

Comments on the Concept of Linkages From the Perspective of Corporate Organization in the Modern Capitalist System

“…However, these aggregate techniques fail to account for the types of local jobs that export activity creates. Although disaggregate techniques may account for industry mix (Norcliffe 1977), the mix of skilled and unskilled activities in a region within or among industries is generally ignored.…”

Regional variations in productivity in Australian manufacturing

“…Major industrial regions might be expected to register intermediate levels of productivity because of the averaging effect of aggregating many establishments. This indeed appears to be the case in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, but Perth and Hobart have somewhat below average levels while labour productivity in Adelaide is amongst the lowest in Norcliffe (1977) devised a form of shift-share analysis Australia. to disaggregate regional deviations from national average Many factors influence regional labour productivity, productivity into three components, reflecting the impact Among them are the mix of industries and the size of of, respectively, industrial mix, scale of production, and establishments present in each area.…”

Removing the Residual in Standardization Procedure

“…This is directly or in directly recognized by H. J. Brown (1969), Norcliffe (1977), Stevens and Moore (1980), Gorden et al (1980), Ireland and Moomaw (1981), etc. As pointed out by Denison (1957), there are two ways of finding out the contribu tion of different factors to the observed change in the dependent variable.…”