Analysis of heterogeneity and convergence of TFP in culture industry

Abstract

Based on the panel data of China’s culture and related industries, this paper constructs an evaluation index system of total factor productivity of culture industry, measures the TFP of culture industry by using the global Malmquist index method, The results show that the TFP index of China’s culture industry decreases by 3.1% every year, which is mainly driven by technological progress, There is an obvious trend of σ convergence among China’s culture industry as a whole, the western region and the subdivided industries. The convergence rate of TFP in the whole culture industry is 2.306%.