Abstract
There is an “export productivity paradox” in Chinese enterprises, which has been confirmed in agricultural enterprises. This paper attempts to explain this phenomenon from the perspective of the components of TFP. This paper uses the SFA-Malmquist method to decompose and compare the TFP of China’s agricultural export enterprises based on the data of the state-level leading agricultural enterprises from 2016 to 2017. The conclusions are as follows: firstly, China’s agricultural TFP shows a negative growth trend, and the growth rate of TFP of agricultural export enterprises is less than that of agricultural non-exported enterprises; secondly, the growth rate of TFP of grain and animal husbandry export enterprises is less than that of non-export enterprises; the growth rate of TFP of private agricultural export enterprises is lower than that of non-export enterprises of the same type; the growth rate of TFP of export enterprises in eastern and western regions is lower than that of non-export enterprises; and thirdly, technical progress is an important reason for the change of TFP of China’s agricultural enterprises. However, compared with agricultural non-exported enterprises, improving the technical efficiency of enterprises can more promote the TFP of agricultural export enterprises.
Highlights
Export is the main means by which agricultural enterprises participate in the international market
From the perspective of the relationship between export and productivity, some studies have confirmed the existence of the “export productivity paradox” in China’s agricultural enterprises and analyze the reasons for the existence of this “export productivity paradox”, they have not undertaken this analysis from the perspective of the composition of Total factor productivity (TFP)
Labor, and intermediate inputs are presented by total assets, number of employees, and raw material inputs of the enterprise, enterprise employment is divided into two parts: perennial employment and seasonal employment
Summary
Export is the main means by which agricultural enterprises participate in the international market. The research on China’s agricultural TFP focuses on measurement, composition, and influencing factors. From the perspective of the relationship between export and productivity, some studies have confirmed the existence of the “export productivity paradox” in China’s agricultural enterprises and analyze the reasons for the existence of this “export productivity paradox”, they have not undertaken this analysis from the perspective of the composition of TFP. This paper focuses on whether there are differences in TFP among agricultural enterprises in different industries in China, and if so, what causes these differences. The structure of this paper is as follows: first, we introduce the research methods and data sources; second, we measure the TFP of agricultural enterprises and compare TFP across industries, regions, and enterprise properties; third, we present the conclusions, shortcomings, and policy suggestions arising from this research
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