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Atkinson, A R and Westall, R (2010) The relationship between integrated design and construction and safety on construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 17.

Balatbat, M C A, Lin, C-y and Carmichael, D G (2010) Comparative performance of publicly listed construction companies: Australian evidence. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 32.

Bowen, P, Cattell, K, Edwards, P J and Marks, J (2010) Perceptions of HIV/AIDS policies and treatment programmes by Western Cape construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 1006.

Chiang, Y-H and Cheng, E W L (2010) Construction loans and industry development: the case of Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 69.

Eriksson, P E (2010) Partnering: what is it, when should it be used, and how should it be implemented?. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 17.

Huang, Y-l and Lin, W (2010) Does debt structure matter? Estimating contractor default barrier by the down-and-out call option approach. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 58.

Jones, T, Shan, Y and Goodrum, P M (2010) An investigation of corporate approaches to sustainability in the US engineering and construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 83.

Lehtonen, J L and Kiiras, J M (2010) Cost modelling in underpinning projects. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 95.

Li, Y and Liu, C (2010) Malmquist indices of total factor productivity changes in the Australian construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 45.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Australia; construction industry; data analysis envelopment; Malmquist total factor productivity
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446191003762231
  • Abstract:
    Construction is an important industry and forms a vital part of national economics in the world. Factors affecting the productivity of the construction industry should be measured appropriately to reflect its development situation and economic performance. The Malmquist index method with a novel decomposition technique is employed to estimate the total factor productivity of the Australian construction industry during the period 1990–2007 and to analyse the factors affecting the technological change in the industry. Research results exemplified by two input variables and one output variable elaborate how construction technology, pure technical efficiency and scale economy take effect in the change of construction productivity. In addition, based on temporal and spatial comparisons, the analysis for construction productivities reveals their changes over time and across the country. Proposals and recommendations are expected to be beneficial for policy making and strategic decisions to improve the performance of the Australian construction industry.