Study on Regional Differences and Influencing Factors of Total Factor Productivity of Tertiary Industry in China

Study on Regional Differences and Influencing Factors of Total Factor Productivity of Tertiary Industry in China


Author:Ping Tian,Zhibang Wang Journal:the Journal of Quantitative Economics Date:2019,10(3)

Abstract:According to the general experience of the developed countries in the world, the development level of tertiary industry reflects the development level of the economy and society. The total factor productivity of tertiary industry measures the factors that promote the output growth of tertiary industry besides all input factors. After extensive reference to the achievements of previous studies, the total factor productivity of tertiary industry in 2001-2015 years was measured by the DEA-Malmquist index method and SFA, the regional differences were divided into the eight major economic zones, such as the southern coastal areas. The results show three conclusions. First, there are obvious regional differences in the total factor productivity of the tertiary industry. The developed areas represented by the eastern coastal areas are obviously higher than those in the less developed areas such as the northwest region, and the regional differences have not shown the convergence characteristics at present. Second, the regional difference of TFP in tertiary industry is mainly caused by the difference of technological progress. Third, the proportion of employees in tertiary industry, the intensity of R&D input and the strength of anti-corruption are the main factors affecting the total factor productivity of the third industry, and their regional differences are mainly due to the huge difference in the input intensity of the R&D. Finally, it puts forward feasible policy suggestions from three aspects: increasing the intensity of R&D input, promoting industrial transfer and technology diffusion, and unswervingly push forward the fight against corruption.


Key wordstotal factor productivity;tertiary industry;technical Change,efficiency Change, anti-Corruption


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