Departing from the expansionary austerity literature, this study assesses empirically whether fiscal consolidation propagates changes in supply side of economy that can potentially influence total factor productivity (TFP). Using a panel dataset 26 OECD countries over period 1980–2016 and employing vector autoregressive cointegration techniques, we present evidence both short-run long-run negat...

This paper empirically tests the impact of intelligence on total factor productivity China’s manufacturing industry through a double fixed-effect model. The results show that current process intelligentization can significantly improve in industry. Specifically, promotes eastern region, but does not central and western regions.