资源约束与中国经济增长——基于一个三投入随机前沿模型的研究

Resource Restraint and Chinese Economic Growth——An Analysis Based on a Three Factors Stochastic Frontier Model

采用资本、劳动和资源三投入要素的超越对数生产函数的随机前沿面板模型,考察了1990～2008年中国省域的生产效率和全要素生产率增长率。研究表明:资源的产出弹性为正,并逐年递增;东部地区的生产效率高于中西部地区;人力资本、市场化程度、外资因素和出口对生产效率有正影响,而政府财政支出的影响为负;影响全要素生产率增长率的最主要的因素是技术进步,其次是生产效率变化率。

This paper employs the stochastic frontier production function with capital, labor and resource as three input fac- tors to measure production efficiency and total factor productivity （TFP） growth of Chinese provinces between 1990 to 2008. The result shows that the output elasticity of resource is positive and get upward trend year by year. The eastern region is the most efficient while the western region is the least. Stronger market force, human capital, foreign direct investment and ex- port are important factors for efficiency improveme^lt, while a higher government spending ratio is harmful to efficiency. Technological progress is the main factor which impact TFP growth, changes in the rate of technical efficiency is the second driving force for TFP.