Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Richard Fabling
Author-X-Name-First: Richard	
Author-X-Name-Last: Fabling
Author-Email: richard.fabling@motu.org.nz
Author-Workplace-Name: Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Author-Name: Lynda Sanderson
Author-X-Name-First: Lynda
Author-X-Name-Last: Sanderson
Author-Email: lynda.sanderson@treasury.govt.nz
Author-Workplace-Name: The Treasury
Title: Productivity distributions in New Zealand: The dangers of international comparison
Abstract: Recent discussions of New Zealand's relative economic performance have drawn a link between firm-level productivity dispersion and a lack of competitive pressure. This note describes a simple example using New Zealand firm-level data which casts doubt on the assertion that New Zealand has a “long tail” of low productivity firms relative to other countries. 
Length: 10 pages
Creation-Date:  2014-12
File-URL: https://motu-www.motu.org.nz/wpapers/14_16.pdf
Number: 14_16
Classification-JEL: D24
Keywords: Multifactor productivity (MFP), Dispersion
Handle: RePEc:mtu:wpaper:14_16