Productivity growth of Spanish tourist wineries using a directional distance approach

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ID21689673
AuthorsChristian Hernández-Guedes (0000-0002-2256-5438, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, corresponding author), Jorge V Pérez‐Rodríguez (0000-0002-6738-9191, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
Year2025
Volume31
Issue6
Pages1115-1139
Publication date2025-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTourism Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1354-8166 • E-ISSN: 2044-0375
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/13548166241307412
OpenAlexW4405256211
LanguageEN
References cited44

This paper analyses, in a two-step procedure, the productivity growth of 69 Spanish wineries (period 1998-2022) which offer tourism activities at their installations. To do so, we firstly calculate the total factor productivity (TFP) change using a directional distance function (DDF) and the Luenberger-Hicks-Moorsteen (LHM) TFP indicator introduced by Ang and Kerstens (2017), which allows us to correctly distinguish between technological change (TC), technical inefficiency change (TINC) and scale inefficiency change (SINC). Although a high efficiency is found in median terms, productivity decreased during the period in cumulative terms. This is explained by two contrasting forces: a positive TINC and SINC, and a negative TC. In a second step, we analyse the effect of some factors on TFP change and its components using a dynamic panel data model. Several practical implications are proposed based on these outcomes

Econometrics · Economics · Geography · Inefficiency · Macroeconomics · Microeconomics · Panel data · Productivity · Sinc function · Technical change · Technological change · Total factor productivity · Tourism · Efficiency Analysis Using DEA · Horticultural and Viticultural Research · Mathematics · Wine Industry and Tourism

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