Análisis de la productividad total de los factores del sector alimenticio del 2006 al 2021.

Abstract

The purpose of this investigation is to determinate the total factor productivity (TFP) of the food industry from 2006 to 2021. An econometric model was used to obtain the results, panel data with fixed effects. Considering data extracted from financial statements of the food industry companies. Additionally, companies were segmented according to their income to obtain a better analysis of the TFP through the years. The independent variables were fixed assets (capital); salaries (labor); cost of intermediate inputs and imports (raw material); and as a dependent variable, sales income (productivity). Obtaining as main results that the three independent variables do directly affect the productivity of the companies and the TFP of the companies has had negative variations, especially in the pandemic years. Also, proposals for public policies were presented based on the improvement of the sector.