Jang, Show-LingShow-LingJangWeng, Ming-HungMing-HungWengWang, YanzhiYanzhiWang2010-07-162018-06-282010-07-162018-06-28200513513958http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/189710http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw/bitstream/246246/189710/1/09.pdfThe present study attempts to link plant-level production diversification to productivity growth in Taiwan's electronics industry. An account of the role of the Taiwanese government over the last 2 decades leading to the take-off of its electronics industry is briefly discussed. We reviewed production activities of more than 20 000 Taiwanese electronics plants during the period 1992-1999. In an inter-industry comparison, we find that at the four-digit and seven-digit industry levels, Taiwanese electronics production plants exhibit a significantly higher degree of product diversification than plants in the manufacturing sector as a whole. Econometric results positively identify diversification as a source of significant productivity growth across all electronics plants classified in the related industry groups. ? 2005 East Asian Economic Association.148723 bytesapplication/pdfen-US[SDGs]SDG9electronics industry; industrial production; productivity; Asia; Eurasia; Far East; Taiwanjournal article10.1111/j.1467-8381.2005.00220.x2-s2.0-33745242299http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw/bitstream/246246/189710/1/09.pdf