Pollution-adjusted productivity analysis: The use of Malmquist and Luenberger productivity measures

This paper aims to define pollution-adjusted Malmquist and Luenberger productivity measures through generalized pollution-adjusted production technology. This axiomatic framework is fairly weak and does not require any convexity property for the production technology. Hence, a general context to analyse and decompose pollution-adjusted productivity change is introduced. Decomposing productivity measures allows to determine the sources of productivity variation and is of interest to define recommendations for decision makers.

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This paper aims to define pollution-adjusted Malmquist and Luenberger productivity measures through generalized pollution-adjusted production technology, without requiring any convexity property. A general context to analyse and decompose pollution-adjusted productivity change is introduced to determine the sources of productivity variation and provide recommendations for decision makers.