关键词: 制造业, 全要素生产率, 地区差异, β收敛, σ收敛

Abstract: Based on the enterprise micro data of Annual Survey of Industrial Firms in China, this paper studies TFPs of Manufacturing Industry and their difference and convergence among regions in China in term of OP model and convergence method. The following conclusions are made. First, on the whole, the overall TFP growth rate is 2.36% in the period from 2002 to 2011 while it is only-2.14% in the period from 2008 to 2011. Second, the TFPs are significantly different according to the regions, that is, the eastern coastal areas have relatively low rates of TFPs while the central and western regions have high ones. Third, the analysis of convergence indicates that there is neitherβconvergence norσconvergence among different regions, but there is club convergence among eastern, middle and western regions respectively. Finally, on the whole, capital growth rate and R&D have a significant positive impact on the growth of TFPs while the ratio of dependence on foreign trade is not significant.

Key words: manufacturing industry, total factor productivity, regional difference, βconvergence, σconvergence JEL Classification: C49 O41 O47