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Compe i i eness, Income Dis ibu ion,
and G ow h in he Philippines:
Wha Does he Long- un E idence Show?
JESUS FELIPE AND GRACE C. SIPIN
June 2004
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CONTENTS
Abs ac ii
I. INTRODUCTION 1
II. UNIT LABOR COSTS AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION 3
III. COMPETITIVENESS AND DYNAMICS OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION 8
IV. COMPETITIVENESS AND DEGREE OF MONOPOLY 9
V. INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND COMPETITIVENESS IN THE PHILIPPINES 12
A. Labo Sha e 12
B. Uni Labo Cos s 15
VI. DETERMINANTS OF LONG-RUN COMPETITIVENESS
AND GROWTH IN THE PHILIPPINES 22
A. Wage Ra e 22
B. P o i Ra e 24
C. Capi al–Ou pu Ra io, Capi al–Labo Ra io,
and Labo P oduc i i y 26
VII. DYNAMICS OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION 30
VIII. DEGREE OF MONOPOLY IN THE PHILIPPINES 32
IX. CONCLUSIONS 35
Re e ences 37
ABSTRACT
This pape conside s uni labo cos s (ulcs), i.e., he a io o he wage a e
o labo p oduc i i y, as he indica o o compe i i eness in he Philippines. I
is shown ha ulcs ha e an in e p e a ion om he poin o iew o he unc ional
dis ibu ion o income (i.e., he dis ibu ion o ou pu be ween labo and capi al).
The pape documen s he dynamics o he labo sha e in na ional income o
1980-2002, and p o ides an analysis o he long- un pe o mance o he
Philippine economy. The mos salien ea u es a e: (i) dec easing wage a e (un il
he mid-1990s) and labo sha e; (ii) s able p o i a e and inc easing capi al
sha e: (iii) s agnan capi al-labo a io; (i ) dec easing capi al p oduc i i y; ( )
dec easing labo p oduc i i y (un il he mid-1990s); and ( i) inc easing ma k-
up, he la e in e p e ed as an indica o o he i ms’ capaci y o en o ce a ce ain
claim on p o i s agains labo e s and compe i o s, o as an index o he capaci y
o i ms o exe an icompe i i e p ac ices. I is a gued ha hese cha ac e is ics
indica e ha he coun y is subme ged in a “low-le el equilib ium ap.” This
si ua ion has p o ound implica ions o long- un g ow h and o he po en ial
g ow h a e o he coun y, and explains he p og essi e de e io a ion o he
Philippines du ing he las wo decades, al hough some signs o eco e y can
be disce ned.
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I he Philippines canno ge ou o he boom-bus cycle, labou p oduc i i y
in he medium and long e m will s agna e and he sha e o hose employed
in he o al labou o ce will emain s able, leading o s agna ing employmen
oppo uni ies and wo sening income dis ibu ion… . The coun y despe a ely
needs adequa ely high sus ained g ow h in ca ching up wi h he pas and
in ca ching up wi h he wo ld—especially he pa o he wo ld.
Lim and Mon es (2000, 149 and180)
I. INTRODUCTION
This pape documen s and discusses compe i i eness in he Philippines measu ed in e ms
o uni labo cos s (ulcs) o e he long un, 1980-2002. In doing his, he pape un eils he di ec
connec ion be ween ulcs and he unc ional dis ibu ion o income, i.e., he dis ibu ion o income
be ween he wage bill and o al p o i s, and, as an implica ion, wi h he unde lying a iables ha
de e mine long- un capaci y and g ow h: p o i a e, capi al-ou pu a io, capi al-labo a io, and
labo p oduc i i y. By explici ly conside ing he unc ional dis ibu ion o income and i s implica ions
o g ow h, he discussion has a ce ain classical la o .1
The las wo decades ha e made i pa en ha we li e in a wo ld cha ac e ized by he
conjuga ion o h ee ac o s, namely, globaliza ion, apid echnical change, and in ense compe i ion
(ADB 2003, 205-272) o he poin ha any analysis o he cu en economic si ua ion s a s wi h
a e e ence o globaliza ion, and akes echnical change and compe i i eness as policy-making
a iables. The e is an impo an aspec o globaliza ion ha has gi en ise o conce ns. This e e s
o he impac o he la e and o he mobili y o capi al on inequali y, in pa icula abou how
globaliza ion a ec s bo h capi al and labo . In a wo ld o g ea e economic in eg a ion,
s eng hening ade linkages, and unceasing echnological changes, wo ke s a e conce ned abou
hei incomes and secu i y in hei wo kplaces. In o he wo ds: wi h globaliza ion in he pic u e,
how much ba gaining powe does labo ha e? Wo ke s a e g ea ly exposed o he unce ain ies
ha come along wi h globaliza ion, in pa icula he ea o immise iza ion, and he possibili y
o unemploymen . The main di e ence be ween he cu en pe iod o globaliza ion and he ea lie
ones is ha , be o e, bo h labo and capi al we e equally mobile, while now, inancial capi al is
mo e mobile while labo is subs an ially less mobile.2 The e a e wo logical implica ions (Diwan
2001): (i) he bu den sha ing o nega i e shocks be ween labo and capi al is mos likely unequal,
1Fo he classical economis s, accumula ion and p oduc i e in es men o a pa o he social p oduc was he main
d i ing o ce behind economic g ow h. In a capi alis sys em, his akes he o m mainly o ein es men o p o i s.
The cen al ques ion o he classical economis s was ha o he di ision o ou pu be ween he classes.
2Physical capi al is much less mobile and in es men s ha a e al eady in place canno c edibly h ea en o lee ab oad
easily. When we speak o he mobili y o capi al we mean, mos ly hough no only, inancial claims. These a e he
ones ha would no be enewed i hei e u ns we e h ea ened o all below in e na ional a es.
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wi h labo bea ing he la ges bu den, since capi al could h ea en o lee unless i ecei es he
in e na ional a e o e u n plus a isk p emium; and (ii) in a wo ld wi h highe mobili y o capi al,
labo will ha e o compe e ha de o a ac capi al, leading o lowe wages and a “ ace o he
bo om.”3 In his sense, his pape is pa o he ecen li e a u e conce ned wi h he e ec s o
globaliza ion on labo and he poo (e.g., Diwan 2001 and 2002, Agéno 2002, Ha ison 2002).
Fi ms compe e agains each o he by s i ing o emain compe i i e (ADB 2003, Figu e 3.1).
Bu wha does his mean? De ining and measu ing compe i i eness is a daun ing ask, especially
when used a he na ional le el and o in e na ional compa ison pu poses (ADB 2003, 217-223).
A e iew o he li e a u e shows ha he issue has been aken o wo ex emes. Fi s a e hose
who ha e o e ed e y comp ehensi e de ini ions o he e m, coupled wi h a he ambi ious
a emp s a measu ing i h ough he cons uc ion o “compe i i eness indices”, such as hose o
he Wo ld Compe i i eness Repo (Wo ld Economic Fo um 2002) o UNIDO (2002). A he o he
side o he spec um, some au ho s ha e a gued ha compe i i eness is a i m-le el issue (in he
sense ha i is i ms ha compe e, no na ions) and ha he e m is simply a unny way o saying
p oduc i i y (K ugman 1994). As Fage be g (1996) indica es, he p oblem s ems om he ac
ha ha he no ion o compe i i eness: (i) is applied a se e al le els (whole economies, sec o s,
i ms); (ii) is a ela i e e m in he sense ha wha ma e s is pe o mance ela i e o somebody
else’s; and (iii) when applied o a coun y, i has a double meaning, since i ela es o bo h he
economic well-being o i s ci izens and o he na ion’s ade pe o mance.
Rela ed o he abo e, de eloped coun ies a e conce ned wi h he ole ha ade be ween
hem and he de eloping coun ies has played in he de e io a ion o he posi ion o unskilled
labo in he de eloped wo ld. While many people see ade be ween de eloped and de eloping
coun ies as a sou ce o global g ow h, o he s a e ala med by compe i ion wi h coun ies whe e
wage a es a e a ac ion o hose in he de eloped coun ies. The e idence indica es, howe e ,
ha his line o easoning is a allacy (Golub 1997): impo s om low-wage coun ies ha e played
a ela i ely small pa in he de e io a ion o he posi ion o unskilled labo in he de eloped
coun ies. The a gumen is used because i is poli ically appealing and con enien , despi e he
ac ha he eal easons explaining he posi ion o unskilled labo in de eloped coun ies a e
domes ic ac o s.
The e is no hing w ong, in p inciple, wi h a guing ha he e m compe i i eness could mean,
po en ially, mo e han jus p oduc i i y, exchange a es, o wage a es; and ha i e e s o a b oad
assessmen o economic pe o mance, including echnology issues. Bu going beyond his s a emen
p o es o be elusi e because “wha else” goes in o he de ini ion o compe i i eness is subjec i e
(i.e., i depends on he esea che ), especially i one ies o cons uc a composi e measu e (an
index).
3As Diwan (2001) a gues, in a neoclassical wo ld wi h capi al mobili y one would expec ha capi al lows o he
egions whe e ulcs a e lowe . The wage a e would inc ease in he capi al-sca ce (poo e ) economy, and p esumably
he labo sha e would mo e concomi an ly. Bu a he same ime, he labo sha e would also end o all in socie ies
whe e labo is less e icien o s a wi h, since domes ic capi al could mo e elsewhe e in sea ch o highe e u ns.
This second a gumen , mo e classical in na u e, unde lies he “ ace o he bo om” a gumen . I i is indeed he
dominan one, capi al mobili y would induce a dec ease in wages in socie ies domina ed by en -seeking beha io ,
like he Philippines. I is pe ec ly possible ha capi al has bene i ed om all he poli ical u moil in he Philippines
du ing he las wo decades as well as om he p ocess o globaliza ion.
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dynamic e ms becomes ˆˆˆ
ˆˆˆˆ
iLL
j
ijiijj
ulc ulc ulc s x s x =−=+−−
. And, i as a gued abo e ˆˆ0
LL
ij
ss≅≅,
hen ˆˆˆ
i
jij
ulc x x ≅−. This indica es ha he obse ed changes in ulcs a e essen ially due o
di e en ials in he g ow h a es o he espec i e a ios o he PPP o he ma ke exchange a e,
mo e han o di e en ials in he g ow h a es o he labo sha es.
Uni labo cos s a e ela ed o o he a iables h ough he iden i y (3). This indica es ha
mo emen s in he labo sha e will au oma ically be e lec ed in mo emen s in he capi al sha e.
Hence, i is wo h explo ing some implica ions o he iden i y in dynamic e ms and elabo a e upon
he p e ious discussion. To ally di e en ia ing exp ession (3) wi h a iables exp essed in eal e ms,
(/) (/) K
nn
VA w P L P K w L≡+≡+
, wi h espec o ime yields (subsc ip “ ” deno es ime):
ˆ
ˆ
ˆˆˆ
LKLK
y
sw s s sk≡+++1(5)
o
ˆ
ˆˆ
ˆˆ ˆ ˆ []
LKK
qy sws sk≡−≡ + + −11 (6)
whe e ˆ
y
is he g ow h a e o eal alue added, ˆ
k is he g ow h a e o he capi al s ock, ˆ
1 is
he g ow h a e o employmen , ˆ
w is he g ow h a e o he eal wage a e, ˆ
is he g ow h a e
o he eal p o i a e, and L
s and K
s a e he labo and capi al sha es in ou pu , espec i ely. The e
is some hing e y impo an ha ollows om he las exp ession. I can be u he ew i en as:
ˆ
ˆˆ ˆ ˆ
()[()]0
LK
sw q s k y−+ +− ≡ (7)
o
ˆ
ˆˆ ˆ ˆ
()[()]
LK
sw q s k y−≡− +− (8)
This exp ession ope a es as a dynamic cons ain on he economy o being an iden i y. I
indica es ha wi h a ising capi al-ou pu a io (( ˆˆ)0
ky−>
), a alling eal p o i a e ( ˆ0
<)
is needed o open oom o he eal wage a e o equal o exceed he labo p oduc i i y g ow h
a e ( ˆˆ
wq≥). The impo an message o he ela ionship is clea : he e is an inescapable link be ween
changes in he dis ibu ion o income, compe i i eness, and accumula ion and g ow h.
IV. COMPETITIVENESS AND DEGREE OF MONOPOLY
In he Kaleckian heo y o p icing, p ices a e se by i ms by applying a ma k-up on cos s.15 In
he simples case, his is a ma k-up on ulcs, ha is (La oie 1992, Blecke 1999):
15 Acco ding o Kalecki, eal wages a e no de e mined in he labo ma ke . The le el o he eal wage is beyond he
con ol o he wo ke . Gi en a nominal wage (de e mined in he labo ma ke ), he deg ee o monopoly de e mines
he p icing policy o i ms. Inc eases in money wages can be usually passed on h ough he ma k-up p ocess as i ms
a emp o p ese e eal p o i le els in he ace o money wage ises.
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(1 ) (1 )
/
n
w
PulcVA L
µµ
=+ =+ (9)
whe e 01
µ
<<
is he pe cen age ma k-up. I co e s he i m’s ixed cos s and p o i is cons ained
by he le el o compe i ion acing he i m and by he balance o poli ical and economic powe
be ween social classes; ce e is pa ibus, mo e compe i ion leads o lowe alues o m as does a shi
in he balance o powe owa ds wo ke s.
Exp ession (9) can be ew i en as:
1
1
L
n
n
wL s
VA
µ
==
+(10)
F om he e i ollows ha :
1
K
s
µ
µ
=+(11)
and
1
KK
KL
ss
ss
µ
==
−(12)
Kalecki e e ed o he capi al sha e (sK) as he “deg ee o monopoly” o he economy because
i can be w i en as a unc ion o he ma k-up (m), he a io o ac o sha es, in e p e ed as an
indica o o he i ms’ capaci y o en o ce a ce ain claim on p o i s agains labo e s and compe i o s.
This can also be indi ec ly in e p e ed as an index o he capaci y o i ms o impose an icompe i i e
p ac ices. As can be seen om equa ion (11), he highe he ma k-up he highe he capi al sha e;
and ice- e sa, he highe he la e he highe he o me (equa ion [12]).16
Upon subs i u ion o he labo sha e in e ms o he ma k-up (equa ion [10]) in o he ulc
exp ession we ob ain:
1
1
n
n
w L PPP
ulc x
VA ER
µ



==
 
 +



(13)
which indica es ha , ce e is pa ibus, as he ma k-up inc eases he ulc dec eases. I does become
somewha pa adoxical ha as he ma k-up pe cen age inc eases, ypical o a less compe i i e economy
16 No ice ha changes in he ma k-up ha al e he dis ibu ion o income a ec he p o i a e
/
K≡Π (see equa ion
(3)), whe e
/
nPΠ=Π , since he la e can be w i en as (/)(/) (/)
K
VAVAK sVAK≡Π ≡ , ha is, as he
p oduc o he capi al sha e imes capi al p oduc i i y (
/
VA K ), o in e ms o he ma k-up as
(/)[(/(1 )](/)
K
sVAK VAK
µµ
≡=+ .
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in he mic oeconomics e minology, he economy becomes mo e compe i i e unde his iew. This
indica es ha coun ies wi h lowe ma k-ups, indica ing mo e compe i i e p ac ices, will ha e highe
ulcs. Bu hese a e he coun ies ha will, mo e likely, g ow as e . Pe haps his p o ides an answe
o Kaldo ’s pa adox.
Inc eases (dec eases) in he ma k-up (and hence in he p o i sha e o income) ha e compe ing
e ec s on agg ega e demand: consump ion dec eases (inc eases) while in es men inc eases
(dec eases) a he same ime ha supply inc eases (dec eases).17 In a con ex whe e wo ke s and
i ms s uggle o e he dis ibu ion o income, i is di icul o achie e balanced g ow h as demand
may all when supply inc eases. The linkage be ween ma k-up, dis ibu ion o income, and demand
ia consump ion is as ollows: as he ma k-up inc eases, capi alis s ha e a la ge sha e o income
ia equa ion (11) while wo ke s ha e a lowe sha e; and because wo ke s spend mo e and capi alis s
less on he ma gin, he o e all ma ginal p opensi y o consume o he economy declines, implying
ha o e all consump ion declines. The dynamics o hese a iables is de e mined by changes in
he compe i i e en i onmen and shi s in he balance o powe be ween social classes.
The e is a u he issue wo h discussing in connec ion wi h Kalecki’s p ice equa ion. Equa ion
(9) can be w i en in g ow h a es as:
ˆˆˆ
ˆn
Pwq
τ
=+ − (14)
whe e 1
τ
µ
=+ and q deno es labo p oduc i i y (
/
VA L). An implica ion o equa ion (14) is ha
in la iona y p ocesses a e he consequence o he s uggle o e he sha es in na ional income.
The a e o wage in la ion ela i e o p oduc i i y (along wi h p ices o impo s and aw ma e ials)
is aken o be he mos impo an de e minan o p ice in la ion. The s uggle be ween capi al
and labo is exp essed in he wage and p ice se ing p ocesses, he o me used by labo , and he
la e by i ms, o in luence hei espec i e sha es. The powe o labo o in luence nominal wages
and he powe o i ms o pass on wage inc eases ia he ma k-up in he o m o highe p ices
join ly cause in la ion, wi h he mone a y expansion me ely allowing, and no causing, he exp ession
o he con lic be ween he wo classes.
Suppose wo ke s manage o achie e inc eases in nominal wages abo e inc eases in labo
p oduc i i y ( ˆˆ
n
wq>), as has been he case o he Philippines du ing 1980-2002. The impo an
ques ion is he deg ee o which his inc ease can be passed on o p ices ia changes in he ma k-
up. I he di e en ial ˆˆ
()0
n
wq−>
is passed on o p ices exac ly, hen ˆ0
τ
= and ˆˆˆ
()
n
Pwq=−
. On
he o he hand, i i ms decide o ake ad an age o he si ua ion and inc ease hei ma k-up, hen
ˆ0
τ
> and ˆˆˆ
()
n
Pwq>−
. And inally, i i ms decide o cu hei ma k-up, hen ˆ0
τ
< and ˆˆˆ
()
n
Pwq<−
.
In he i s case, since he ma k-up does no change, he dis ibu ion o income will emain
unchanged. In he second case, he dis ibu ion o income shi s in a o o capi al and he ulc
will decline (a mo e compe i i e economy!). This will lead o an inc ease in in es men in he ini ial
17 This co esponds o a consump ion unc ion sepa a ing wo ke s and capi alis s income, each o hem wi h a di e en
ma ginal p opensi y o consume (mpc), ha is, LK
K
(s VA) mpc (s VA)
L
Campc=+ + , whe e i is assumed ha
L
mpc >K
mpc .
18 Coun ies y o o e come unde consump ion c ises wi h measu es such as he es uc u ing o p oduc ion owa d
luxu y consump ion goods, mo e likely o be pu chased ou o inc eased p o i income, o p omo ing expo s.
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JESUS FELIPE
s ages. Howe e , a p o ac ed shi in he dis ibu ion o income owa d capi al will induce a decline
in consump ion. Soone o la e he e will be a misma ch be ween supply and demand since he
inc ease in capaci y due o he inc ease in in es men will no be accompanied by an inc ease in
consump ion demand. This is a p oblem o lack o demand, an unde consump ion c isis. Capaci y
u iliza ion will ha e o decline; hen in es men will be educed, as will be income, p oduc ion
and employmen .18 Finally, in he hi d case, he dis ibu ion o income will shi owa d labo .
As a esul , agg ega e demand is a ec ed h ough a decline in in es men and an inc ease in
consump ion, and agg ega e supply declines o g ows a a slowe pace. I is impo an o no e
ha i he change in consump ion is small o akes place slowly, hen a p o i abili y c isis eme ges
and unemploymen will mos likely de elop. I is possible ha he changes in consump ion and
in es men cancel ou bu his would be a luke. In gene al, in es men esponds mo e quickly
and sha ply o hese e en s han consump ion, al hough i is possible ha delayed changes in
he dis ibu ion o income may esul in (posi i e) changes in consump ion ha domina e he
dec ease in in es men , hus a oiding he p oblem.19
V. INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND COMPETITIVENESS IN THE PHILIPPINES
This sec ion documen s and analyzes he dynamics o he labo sha e and ulcs in he Philippines
du ing 1980-2002, and discusses hei de e minan s in e ms o he a iables ha unde lie long-
un g ow h and de elopmen , namely, labo p oduc i i y, capi al-labo a io, p o i a e, and he
capaci y o he economy o gene a e o mal employmen .20
A. Labo Sha e
Figu e 1 shows he aw labo sha e o he Philippines, cons uc ed as he a io o o al labo
compensa ion o GDP a ac o cos as eco ded by he NIPA. This is a se ies wi h a mean o 0.254,
a maximum alue o 0.283, and a minimum alue o 0.223. The se ies shows a sligh inc easing
end. As Indica ed by Gollin (2002), his se ies is mos likely inco ec o i does no conside
he ac ha an impo an pa o labo income in de eloping coun ies is egis e ed unde he
ope a ing su plus ( o al p o i s) as p i a e uninco po a ed en e p ises (OSPUE). The sha e o OSPUE,
also shown in Figu e 1, ep esen s la gely income (a mix o wages an p o i s) o he sel -employed,
19 No ice ha a ac o ha a ec s di ec ly he ma k-up is he le el o in e na ional compe i ion. I is possible o concei e
an en i onmen whe e, due o he in ensi ica ion o in e na ional compe i ion, wage inc eases a e e y small combined
wi h inc eases in labo p oduc i i y (e.g., ˆˆ
n
wq< ), e y small inc eases in he ma k-up ( ˆ0
τ
≥), and possibly declines
in p ices ( ˆ0P<). This is much o wha is happening in ecen yea s in many coun ies.
20 This sec ion complemen s he s uc u alis analyses o he Philippines o Lim (1999) and Lim and Mon es (2000), in e
alia, who loca e he p oblem o he Philippines in he lack o sus ained g ow h due o he boom-bus cycles o g ow h
and ecessions since he ea ly 1980s. As Lim and Mon es (2000) documen , Philippine adjus men du ing he las
20 yea s has ollowed he s anda d app oach o sha p de alua ions and mone a y es ic ions, and he coun y expe ienced
he s anda d consequences o in la ion and declines in in es men . Du ing he eco e y pe iods, he go e nmen in oduced
signi ican s uc u al adjus men measu es, such as ax e o ms, impo libe aliza ion, and p i a iza ion o he go e nmen
co po a e sec o . All his has had a olle -coas e impac on employmen , and appea s o ha e a pe manen e ec
in e ms o he long- e m de elopmen ambi ions o he coun y. A e y good in oduc ion o he p oblems o he
Philippine economy is p o ided by Balisacan and Hill (2003).
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21 I is di icul o de ine he in o mal o shadow economy. One common de ini ion is as ollows: “all economic ac i i ies
ha con ibu e o he o icially calcula ed (o obse ed) g oss na ional p oduc bu a e cu en ly un egis e ed.” Ano he
de ini ion is: “ma ke based p oduc ion o goods and se ices, whe he legal o illegal, ha escapes de ec ion in
he o icial es ima es o GDP” (Schneide and Ens e 2000, 78). Also see de So o (1989). In he Philippines, he NIPA
include es ima es o un epo ed income om sel -employmen ; legal unde g ound ac i i ies; and illegal ac i i ies
such as d ugs, p os i u ion, smuggling, e c.
22 In e ms o he a iables ha de ine he labo sha e (nominal wage a e (wn), employmen (L), and nominal ou pu
(VAn), he eason why i has declined is ha he nominal wage a e has inc eased a a subs an ially lowe a e han
nominal ou pu pe wo ke (VAn/L).
23 Fo a ecen ea men o unemploymen in Asia see Mazumda (1999).
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
Sha e o Ope a ing Su plus
Raw Labo Sha e
Yea s
FIGURE 1: OPERATING SURPLUS AND RAW LABOR SHARE
and in he Philippines, i also con ains an es ima e o he in o mal sec o .21 The sha e o OSPUE
has declined om 0.516 in 1980 (in 1980 he sha e o OSPUE was wice as la ge as ha o he
compensa ion o employees) o 0.383 in 1999, and since hen i has eco e ed.22
Mos o he decline in OSPUE (which pa ly e lec s he educ ion in ag icul u al income) has
a mi o image in he inc ease in he sha e o go e nmen co po a ions (a componen o capi al’s
ope a ing su plus), whose sha e in ou pu doubled be ween 1980 and 1999 (since hen i has
declined). The a io o compensa ion o employees o ou pu dec eased du ing he poli ical c ises
o he ea ly 1980s and ea ly 1990s (a e which i eco e ed), and a e he Eas Asian inancial
c isis o 1997-1998 (bu no in 1997 o 1998). On he o he hand, sel -employed wo ke s and
wo ke s in he in o mal sec o ha e no ba gaining powe o nego ia e hei wages. Mos likely,
many o hese wo ke s a e mig an s om he ag icul u al sec o o he u ban a eas, and many o
hem canno make i in o he o mal sec o in he ci ies and end up being sel -employed. This
g oup, which comp ises s ee endo s, maids, and d i e s, is much mo e ulne able o shocks and
hey a e cons an ly o ced o accep lowe and lowe ( eal) incomes.23
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0.60
0.65
0.70
0.75
0.80
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
Yea s
FIGURE 2: ADJUSTED LABOR SHARE
I he sha e o OSPUE is mis akenly coun ed as pa o p o i s, i will end o sys ema ically
unde es ima e he labo sha e in de eloping coun ies. The e a e di e en ways o ying o ake
his in o accoun so as o adjus he o iginal a io o compensa ion o GDP. He e, adjus men s 1
and 2 in Gollin (2002) a e applied and hen he a e age is aken.24 This esul s in he adjus ed
labo sha e, shown in Figu e 2, which has a mean o 0.687, a maximum alue o 0.777, and a
minimum alue o 0.628. Wha is impo an o no ice now is ha he se ies displays a clea
dec easing end, es ima ed o be a ound -0.6 pe cen age poin s pe annum (Table 1). I is pe haps
wo h men ioning ha he Eas Asian inancial c isis does no seem o ha e had any especially
nega i e e ec on he labo sha e. This declined be ween 1998 and 1999, bu hen i eco e ed.
The labo sha e has declined in he Philippines because al hough he o al wage bill has inc eased
du ing he pe iod conside ed, nominal ou pu has inc eased as e .
24 Adjus men 1 is calcula ed as he a io o he sum o he sha es in GDP o compensa ion o employees plus he sha e
o OSPUE o one minus he sha e in GDP o indi ec axes and subsidies. This adjus men ea s all OSPUE as labo
income. I leads o a labo sha e ha declines om 0.84 o 0.77. Adjus men 2 is calcula ed as he a io o he
sha e o compensa ion o employees in GDP o one minus he sha e o OSPUE and minus he sha e o indi ec axes
and subsidies. This adjus men ea s OSPUE as comp ising he same mix o labo and p o i s as he o e all economy.
This adjus men leads o a labo sha e ha declines om 0.64 o 0.54. I is ob ious ha his, o any o he p ocedu e
in ol es an elemen o subjec i i y gi en he issue a hand. I is no claimed ha his newly calcula ed sha e is absolu ely
co ec . I is impossible o know. Howe e , i seems much mo e easonable han he o iginal one es ima ed by simply
di iding labo compensa ion by GDP as epo ed by he NIPA.

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TABLE 1: TREND OF THE ADJUSTED LABOR SHARE (SL)
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
sL sLGROWTH OF sLLOG OF sL
Pe iod 1980-2002 1981-2002 1981-2002 1980-2002
Cons an 0.758 0.755 -0.275
(87.32) (47.23) (-22.31)
Time T end -0.0059 -0.0058 -0.053 -0.0085
(-9.32) (-5.28) (-0.80) (-9.45)
LS3PH(-1) 0.390
(1.65)
R20.805 0.820 0 0.809
Du bin-Wa son 1.18 1.62 2.29 1.18
25 PPPs a e aken om he Wo ld De elopmen Indica o s o he Wo ld Bank. As somebody poin ed ou in a p esen a ion,
he exchange a e used o he PRC is he ma ke alue, no he much highe a e quo ed in he black ma ke . I
he la e we e used, he a io x o he PRC would be much lowe .
B. Uni Labo Cos s
Using equa ion (2) he ulc o he Philippines is cons uc ed and shown in Figu e 3. Howe e ,
as indica ed abo e, o p ac ical pu poses wha ma e s is he ulc so ha wo coun ies can be
compa ed. Young (2000, 38-41 and Table XXIII) p o ides he labo sha e o he PRC and co ec ly
a gues ha due o he low impo ance o sel -employmen in he coun y, he labo sha e needs
no adjus men . Con a y o he Philippines, he PRC’s labo sha e has been cons an a a ound
0.60 o he 15 yea s o which Young p o ides da a (1980-1995). On he o he hand, un il 1990,
he yuan’s x ( he a io o PPP o he ma ke exchange a e) was highe han ha o he Philippine
peso (0.662 e sus 0.287 in 1980; and 0.245 e sus 0.229 in 1990), which indica ed ha he
o me was subs an ially less unde alued.25 Bu since 1991, he deg ee o unde alua ion o he
yuan has been sligh ly highe han ha o he peso (a ound 0.2 o he PRC and 0.25 o he
Philippines). Figu e 3 also shows he ulc o he PRC, and indica es ha un il 1989 he Philippines
had a lowe ulc, bu gi en ha i had a highe labo sha e, he lowe ulc was he esul o he
ac ha i had a subs an ially lowe x a io. Ne e heless, he PRC was closing he gap e y as
and since 1990 i has had a lowe ulc han he Philippines. Gi en hese wo pa hs, he ulc o he
Philippines is-à- is he PRC (i.e., he a io wi h he Philippines in he nume a o ) displays an
inc easing end (a ailable upon eques ) du ing he whole pe iod o analysis, indica ing ha
al hough he Philippines was mo e compe i i e in absolu e e ms un il 1989, i has unde gone
a g adual loss o compe i i eness is-à- is he PRC.
No es: -s a is ics in pa en hesis. In he inal eg ession (in loga i hms) a end a e o –0.85 pe cen is equi alen o a decline o
a ound –0.6 pe cen age poin s pe annum, gi en ha he mean alue o he labo sha e is a ound 0.7. The Dickey-Fulle es o
a uni oo does no ejec he null hypo hesis o a uni oo , al hough he - es o he ele an a iable is e y high and is no
a o m he ejec ion alue. In o he wo ds, he a iable could be end-s a iona y.
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I is in e es ing o no e, howe e , ha he pa h o he ulc o he Philippines is comple ely
di e en when calcula ed in e ms o equa ion (1) (a ailable upon eques ). In his case, i is an
upwa d s aigh line, wi h a alue o 0.12 in 1980 and o 1.08 in 2002. Wha is in e es ing is ha
gi en ha he labo sha e has declined, he inc ease in his ulc mus o be a ibu ed en i ely o
he inc ease in he GDP de la o . This indica es ha he cons uc ion and in e p e a ion o ulcs
is ex emely sensi i e o he ype o “p ice adjus men ” used.
The no ion o ulc as he p oduc o he labo sha e imes a p ice adjus men ac o is alid
a any le el o agg ega ion as he accoun ing iden i y (3) mus hold oo. UNIDO p o ides wage
a es and labo p oduc i i y da a.26 The a io o hese wo se ies is he labo sha e. These da a
a e p o ided in Table 2. They show e y low labo sha es, e en o he US, and hus one has o
ques ion hese da a. Table 3 shows x , he a io o PPP o ma ke exchange a e. These da a con i m
he ea lie claim ha PPP exchange a es a e close o he ma ke exchange a es in he mo e
de eloped coun ies (Hong Kong, China; Singapo e; US), bu hey a e subs an ially lowe in
de eloping coun ies. Mo eo e , i is in e es ing o no e ha o mos coun ies in his la e g oup,
he a io has dec eased, indica ing ha he cu encies ha e become mo e unde alued. Table 4
shows he annual wage a es exp essed in US dolla s, and Table 5 shows labo p oduc i i y wi h
alue added exp essed in PPP e ms. Finally, he ulc is calcula ed by mul iplying he labo sha e
imes he PPP a io o he ma ke exchange a e (o by di iding he wage a e in US dolla s by
labo p oduc i i y in PPP e ms). Resul s a e p o ided in Table 6. Analyzing hese da a is
s aigh o wa d in e ms o mains eam analysis: he lowe he igu es, he mo e compe i i e he
economy is, and hus he as e i should g ow. The ques ion, as has been a gued h oughou he
pape , is whe he unde he concep ualiza ion o ulcs as labo sha es, his in e p e a ion emains
alid, i.e., do declining labo sha es imply mo e compe i i e economies (in he sense o economies
ha g ow as e )?27
26 O iginal da a a e om collec ed a ailable da a om UNIDO’s (2003) Indus ial S a is ics Da abase.
27 Golub (1997, Figu e 1; o iginal calcula ions a e in Golub 1995) indica es ha he ulc o he Philippines o 1990 was
almos 1.2 imes ha o he Uni ed S a es. This is di icul o belie e. No e ha Golub (1995, 14, equa ion [4]) cons uc ed
he ulc wi h espec o he US by mul iplying he a io o labo p oduc i i ies by ha o he wage a es (and hen
adjus ing by PPP and he ma ke exchange a e). The discussion ollowing equa ion (4) in his pape indica es ha
he ook he se ies om di e en sou ces, which migh lead o inconsis encies and compa abili y p oblems.
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.25
0.15 PRC
PHIL
Yea s
FIGURE 3: UNIT LABOR COSTS: THE PRC AND THE PHILIPPINES
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TABLE 2: LABOR SHARES MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Yea Uni ed Thailand Taipei,China S i Lanka Singapo e Philippines Papua Pakis an Nepal
S a es New Guinea
1980 0.409 na na 0.257 0.297 0.220 0.374 0.209 na
1981 0.408 na 0.369 0.242 0.303 0.246 0.334 0.196 na
1982 0.414 0.196 0.383 0.194 0.350 0.331 0.374 0.206 na
1983 0.401 na 0.379 0.179 0.369 0.209 0.373 0.204 na
1984 0.391 0.219 0.395 0.112 0.365 0.205 0.329 0.203 na
1985 0.397 na 0.403 0.122 0.378 0.226 0.336 0.202 na
1986 0.388 na 0.390 0.115 0.317 0.208 0.364 0.220 0.220
1987 0.368 na 0.395 0.091 0.289 0.243 0.369 0.213 0.250
1988 0.360 0.170 0.422 0.098 0.282 0.253 0.356 0.214 0.262
1989 0.354 0.141 0.448 0.104 0.304 0.267 0.356 0.222 0.243
1990 0.356 0.156 0.451 0.092 0.318 0.226 na 0.230 0.233
1991 0.355 0.071 0.439 0.097 0.326 0.232 na 0.239 0.245
1992 0.347 na 0.461 0.091 0.337 0.230 na na na
1993 0.339 0.181 0.463 0.143 0.318 0.202 na na 0.230
1994 0.327 0.200 0.486 0.155 0.314 0.205 na na 0.204
1995 0.318 na 0.482 0.143 0.306 0.183 na na na
1996 na na 0.456 0.142 0.306 0.168 na 0.196 0.185
1997 na na na na 0.303 0.165 na na na
1998 na na na na 0.304 na na na na
1999 na na na na 0.249 na na na na
2000 na na na na 0.229 na na na na
Yea Mongolia Malaysia Ko ea Indonesia India Hong Kong, Fiji PRC Bangladesh
China
1980 na 0.280 0.293 0.211 0.507 0.520 0.430 0.151 0.313
1981 na 0.307 0.268 0.210 0.479 0.515 0.484 0.154 0.340
1982 na 0.321 0.275 0.252 0.486 0.516 0.470 0.154 0.322
1983 na 0.300 0.263 0.271 0.481 0.483 0.551 0.159 0.287
1984 na 0.285 0.263 0.240 0.503 0.590 0.557 0.154 0.269
1985 na 0.299 0.271 0.237 0.481 0.632 0.586 0.146 0.299
1986 na 0.299 0.262 0.227 0.494 0.595 0.464 0.161 0.296
1987 na 0.291 0.272 0.214 0.487 0.566 0.413 na 0.315
1988 na 0.272 0.284 0.225 0.434 0.554 0.479 na 0.340
1989 0.282 0.259 0.307 0.204 0.409 0.550 0.434 na 0.315
1990 0.266 0.272 0.276 0.131 0.388 0.549 0.475 na 0.340
1991 0.157 0.270 0.263 0.143 0.394 0.525 0.483 na 0.319
1992 0.243 0.280 0.263 0.141 0.392 0.508 0.469 na 0.392
1993 0.264 0.279 0.266 0.145 0.334 0.518 na na 0.367
1994 0.240 0.275 0.253 0.130 0.315 0.511 na na 0.355
1995 na 0.276 0.237 0.203 0.316 0.522 na na na
1996 na 0.268 0.242 0.176 0.322 0.507 na na na
1997 na 0.259 0.229 na 0.336 0.512 na na 0.215
1998 na na 0.196 0.150 0.243 0.522 na na na
1999 na 0.244 0.194 0.156 0.238 0.508 na na 0.201
2000 na na 0.192 0.150 0.238 0.473 na na na
Sou ce: UNIDO. Calcula ed as he a io o he wage a e o labo p oduc i i y.
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TABLE 3: RATIO PPP/MARKET EXCHANGE RATE
Yea Uni ed Thailand S i Lanka Singapo e Philippines Papua Pakis an Nepal Mongolia
S a es New Guinea
1980 0.9372 0.4693 0.2569 0.8204 0.2737 0.6739 0.4258 0.2757 na
1981 0.9714 0.4481 0.2485 0.8375 0.2746 0.6201 0.4440 0.2734 na
1982 1.0235 0.4398 0.2619 0.8585 0.2696 0.5673 0.3989 0.2742 na
1983 1.0615 0.4646 0.2696 0.9355 0.2383 0.5978 0.3818 0.2835 na
1984 1.0563 0.4349 0.2790 0.9087 0.2281 0.5837 0.3726 0.2565 na
1985 1.0380 0.3668 0.2568 0.8440 0.2302 0.5053 0.3267 0.2453 na
1986 0.9862 0.3602 0.2475 0.7763 0.2045 0.4993 0.3018 0.2261 na
1987 0.9358 0.3530 0.2316 0.7216 0.1995 0.5171 0.2754 0.2277 na
1988 0.9157 0.3568 0.2217 0.7581 0.2016 0.5516 0.2731 0.2238 na
1989 0.9535 0.3791 0.2155 0.8396 0.2156 0.5509 0.2636 0.2157 na
1990 0.9833 0.4002 0.2318 0.9414 0.2179 0.5122 0.2631 0.2199 na
1991 0.9951 0.4130 0.2424 0.9910 0.2214 0.5396 0.2643 0.1849 0.5599
1992 0.9790 0.4149 0.2418 1.0428 0.2512 0.5082 0.2660 0.1855 0.3401
1993 0.9823 0.4238 0.2383 1.0381 0.2481 0.4809 0.2527 0.1771 na
1994 0.9849 0.4428 0.2507 1.1304 0.2774 0.4881 0.2572 0.1839 0.2032
1995 0.9798 0.4565 0.2569 1.2171 0.2975 0.4274 0.2743 0.1807 0.2649
1996 0.9876 0.4598 0.2602 1.2303 0.3150 0.4409 0.2579 0.1752 0.2861
1997 1.0094 0.3863 0.2675 1.2128 0.2982 0.4338 0.2564 0.1847 0.2376
1998 1.0358 0.3203 0.2694 1.0792 0.2432 0.3509 0.2523 0.1710 0.2521
1999 1.0324 0.3302 0.2491 1.0164 0.2697 0.3106 0.2406 0.1780 0.2199
2000 1.0234 0.3142 0.2386 0.9830 0.2490 0.3243 0.2229 0.1747 0.2267
Yea Malaysia Ko ea Indonesia India Hong Kong, Fiji PRC Bangladesh
China
1980 0.7529 0.5373 0.6047 0.3999 0.8149 0.7406 0.6619 0.3693
1981 0.6810 0.5316 0.6325 0.3784 0.7559 0.6814 0.5603 0.3173
1982 0.6700 0.5242 0.6205 0.3651 0.7522 0.6741 0.4944 0.2713
1983 0.7042 0.5288 0.5255 0.3740 0.6603 0.6692 0.4854 0.2651
1984 0.6979 0.5098 0.4706 0.3426 0.6421 0.6157 0.4133 0.2821
1985 0.6160 0.4669 0.4349 0.3231 0.6492 0.5881 0.3448 0.2701
1986 0.5104 0.4551 0.3537 0.3171 0.6300 0.5850 0.2877 0.2557
1987 0.5063 0.4749 0.2901 0.3045 0.6268 0.5249 0.2568 0.2549
1988 0.4762 0.5406 0.3010 0.2869 0.6431 0.4544 0.2714 0.2507
1989 0.4872 0.6346 0.3202 0.2694 0.7327 0.4567 0.2963 0.2698
1990 0.5104 0.6636 0.3289 0.2733 0.7838 0.4933 0.2450 0.2627
1991 0.5031 0.6924 0.3306 0.2340 0.8371 0.5281 0.2290 0.2582
1992 0.5347 0.6746 0.3224 0.2151 0.8890 0.5206 0.2295 0.2410
1993 0.5437 0.6903 0.3378 0.1971 0.9623 0.5098 0.2465 0.2340
1994 0.5444 0.7293 0.3494 0.2058 1.0084 0.5310 0.1938 0.2350
1995 0.5735 0.7872 0.3558 0.2100 1.0084 0.5374 0.2159 0.2439
1996 0.5859 0.7753 0.3690 0.2045 1.0369 0.5642 0.2278 0.2370
1997 0.5400 0.6774 0.3347 0.2142 1.1081 0.5691 0.2317 0.2385
1998 0.4244 0.4808 0.1670 0.2051 1.1386 0.4327 0.2270 0.2369
1999 0.4293 0.5458 0.2360 0.1990 1.0576 0.4275 0.2171 0.2315
2000 0.4249 0.5565 0.2393 0.1940 0.9513 0.3946 0.2152 0.2166
Sou ce: Wo ld De elopmen Indica o s.
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businesses’ u u e p o i expec a ions as plans o he u u e a e o some ex en shaped by he
cu en ou come o nea pas expendi u es. Rising p o i s signal heal hy economic condi ions, which
a e likely o make i ms adop a mo e op imis ic s ance and hus p oceed wi h hei in es men
plans. The opposi e holds i p o i s a e alling. The e o e, planned in es men g ow h is in luenced
by he dynamics o p o i s ela i e o ecen in es men s. This is he no ion o inc emen al p o i -
a e. Expec a ions o u u e e u ns a e sensi i e o he e olu ion o p o i s in ela ion o pas
ecen in es men s. The dynamics o he inc emen al p o i - a e p o ides an indica ion o he
mo emen o he a e age p o i a e and leads u u e expec a ions d i ing in es men g ow h.
Figu e 6 shows he a e age eal p o i a e and he inc emen al p o i a e o he Philippines.36
The mos no iceable ea u e o he a e age p o i a e is i s ela i e cons ancy du ing he pe iod
s udied. The a e age p o i a e o he pe iod is 11.21 pe cen , wi h a maximum alue o 13.03
pe cen (1996), and a minimum o 8.37 pe cen (1985). In ac , he se ies only shows a s eady
decline, om a ound 11 pe cen o 8.3 pe cen , be ween 1980-1985, coinciding wi h he poli ical
and economic c isis. I is in e es ing ha in a coun y wi h so much poli ical u moil and wi h a
ela i ely poo in es men clima e, he a e age p o i a e has been p ac ically cons an du ing
he las 20 yea s, and a a a e e y much in line wi h ha in o he coun ies.37 The igu e also
shows ha he inc emen al p o i - a e displays much sha pe luc ua ions, e en aking on nega i e
numbe s (e.g., -31 pe cen in 1985), han he a e age p o i a e.38
36 The p o i a e was calcula ed as he a io o o al p o i s ( ha is, eal GDP a ac o cos , i.e., GDP a ma ke p ices
minus indi ec axes and plus subsidies, minus he o al wage bill in eal e ms) o he capi al s ock. The e o e, i
is an a e ax eal a e o e u n. The inc emen al p o i a e was calcula ed as he a io o he change in o al
p o i s be ween wo consecu i e pe iods o he le el o p o i s lagged one pe iod. The capi al s ock is om Co o a on
(2002). The inc emen al p o i a e is es ima ed as he a io o he change in p o i s be ween wo pe iods o in es men
lagged one pe iod.
37 Glyn (1997) documen s he e olu ion o p o i a es in a sample o de eloped coun ies.
38 Howe e , i is no clea ha he inc emen al p o i a e leads he g ow h o in es men in he Philippines. I seems
ha i is almos he opposi e. This is pa icula ly ue o he collapse o in es men in 1984. The inc emen al p o i
a e collapsed in 1985.
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
-0.4
0.0
0.1
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
P o i a e
Inc emen al p o i a e
Yea s
FIGURE 6: PROFIT RATE AND INCREMENTAL PROFIT RATE
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As indica ed abo e, he accumula ion p ocess can be conside ed as he dependence o
in es men on he a e o p o i (
/
K=Π ). Inc eases in he p o i a e lead o mo e in es men
ac i i y as he i m’s expec a ions o u u e p o i abili y a e enhanced. In a compe i i e en i onmen ,
i ms pu sue all easible p o i oppo uni ies in o de o es ablish a ese e o unds o be used
agains h ea s o slumps. I o any eason he p o i a e declines, hen i ms will eac by cu ing
back p oduc ion and u u e in es men so as o minimize excess capaci y and cos ly in en o ies.
The so-called “Camb idge equa ion” (Pasine i 1962), kp p
Igs s
KK
Π
== =, whe e sp is he p opensi y
o sa e ou o p o i s and gk is he g ow h a e o he capi al s ock, b ings up he impo ance
o p o i s and dis ibu ion in he g ow h p ocess.39 An implica ion o his ela ionship is ha he
highes possible in es men (Imax) will be achie ed when all a ailable en e p ise p o i s a e plowed
back as p oduc i e inpu s, and his occu s when all p o i s a e sa ed, i.e., 1
p
s=. This implies ha
he maximum a e o capi al accumula ion (gk)max canno exceed he p o i a e ( ), wi hou a ec ing
he a e o in la ion. Algeb aically: Imax = P so ha
()
max
max max
k
IK
g
KK K
∆Π
  
====
  
   . This being
he case, one can in e p e he a io o he ac ual g ow h a e o he maximum g ow h a e (/)
k
g
as an indica o o he deg ee o which he g ow h po en ial o he economy is being u ilized (Shaikh
1999). The g ea e his a io he highe he p obabili y ha excess demand will end up accele a ing
in la ion a he hen g ow h. Hence he a io is an index o in la iona y p essu e. Figu e 7 g aphs
he g ow h a e o he capi al s ock, he g ow h a e o ou pu , and he p o i a e. I can be seen
ha , excep in he ea ly 1980s, when he p o i a e was a ound 3 pe cen age poin s abo e he
a e o capi al accumula ion, o he es o he pe iod, he di e ence is a sizeable 7-10 pe cen age
poin s. This indica es, i s , ha he e is plen y o oom o inc easing in es men and capi al
o ma ion in he Philippines wi hou inducing in la iona y p essu es. Why his does no happen
is a ques ion ha policymake s in he coun y ha e o add ess (ADO 2004, 88-93); and second,
his helps explain why in la ion in he Philippines is well unde con ol (mo e will be said abou
his opic in Sec ion VIII).
C. Capi al–Ou pu Ra io, Capi al–Labo Ra io, and Labo P oduc i i y
The p o i a e can be w i en as he a io o he capi al sha e in ou pu o he capi al–ou pu
a io. The la e displays a sligh inc ease om a ound 2.3 o 2.9 du ing he wo decades analyzed.
Figu e 8 g aphs oge he he capi al sha e (calcula ed as one minus he adjus ed labo sha e) and
he in e se o he capi al-ou pu a io, ha is, capi al p oduc i i y, which displays a sligh dec easing
end. The g aph shows ha he wo a iables mo e in opposi e di ec ions, which explains he
app oxima e cons ancy o he p o i a e. In o he wo ds: wi h capi al p oduc i i y declining, he
p o i a e main ained i s cons ancy a he expense o a declining labo sha e. Likewise, he capi al–
ou pu a io can be w i en as he p oduc o he capi al–labo a io, shown in Figu e 9, imes
39 This equa ion is undamen al o he pos -Keynesian school o hough o i is he essence o hei model o g ow h
and dis ibu ion (Pasine i 1962). The equa ion says ha he a e o p o i does no depend on mic oeconomic echnical
condi ions, o on ela i e physical endowmen s, like in he neoclassical model, bu solely on mac oeconomic a iables,
namely he a e o accumula ion and he p opensi y o sa e on p o i s.
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FIGURE 7: PROFIT RATE, GROWTH RATE OF CAPITAL STOCK, AND GROWTH OF OUTPUT
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
-0.10
-0.05
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15 P o i a e
Capi al s ock
Ou pu
Yea s
he uni labo equi emen , i.e., he in e se o labo p oduc i i y, he la e shown in Figu e 10.40
I is wo h no ing ha he capi al–labo a io has been s agnan du ing he 20-yea pe iod a a ound
P200,000. The a io inc eased sligh ly du ing he ea ly 1980s. Then i wen down and ouched
bo om in 1988-1989, and emained la un il 1996. Since i has begun eco e ing. The annual
g ow h a es o his subpe iod a e as ollows (in pe cen ): 2.92 (1996-1997); 6.90; -1.54; 4.85;
-2.13; 0.20 (2001-2002). These a e s ill e y low a es and do no e lec a consis en upwa d
pa h. Labo p oduc i i y declined be ween 1980 and 1993, when i ouched bo om and eached
a alue o 77 pe cen ha o he maximum o he pe iod, 1982. Since hen i has begun inc easing,
bu a a e y slow pace ( o 1993-2002 i has g own a a a e o 1.20 pe cen pe annum) and
i is s ill a ound 90 pe cen o he le el o he ea ly 1980s.41 These igu es co obo a e he conclusions
o He in and Pe nia (2003, 298), namely, ha he s agna ion o labo p oduc i i y in he Philippines
is he esul o a la capi al–labo a io, indica ing ha i ms ha e ailed o in es in s a e o
he a echnology and implemen bes p ac ice. To his ac o i mus be added ha he Philippine
labo o ce ha has been unable o main ain he le el o human capi al; and he apid expansion
40 Labo p oduc i i y was calcula ed as he a io o eal GDP a ac o cos di ided by o al employmen .
41 Fo e e ence, a dynamic eg ession o labo p oduc i i y on he capi al-labo a io yields he ollowing esul s:
GLPRODRPH = 0.174 + 0.463*GLPRODRPH(-1) + 0.882*GKL - 0.536*GKL(-1)
(0.09) (2.49) (3.82) (1.94)
– 0.299*LLPRODRPH(-1) + 0.259*LKL(–1)
(-2.66) (1.46)
Pe iod: 1980-2002;R2 =0.538; D.W.=1.87
whe e GKL deno es he g ow h a e o he capi al-labo a io and LKL is he na u al loga i hm o he capi al-labo
a io. This esul implies a long- un elas ici y o 0.87 [(0.259/(-0.299)] wi h a -s a is ic o 1.78, indica ing ha a
one pe cen age poin inc ease in he capi al–labo a io leads o a labo p oduc i i y inc ease o 0.87 pe cen . As
be o e, his equa ion should no be aken as an e o a modeling labo p oduc i i y. The la e is also a ec ed by,
o example, human capi al.
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o employmen in he low-p oduc i i y se ices sec o . Fo e e ence, he annual inc eases (dec eases)
in labo p oduc i i y o his pe iod a e (in pe cen age): -0.87 (1992-1993); 0.69; 2.15; 0.11;
1.99; 3.21; -0.35; 7.32; -3.48; 1.22 (2001-2002).
The p o i a e can also be decomposed in o he p oduc o he capi al sha e imes he in e se
o he capi al–labo a io and imes labo p oduc i i y. Wha has occu ed in he Philippines? The
capi al sha e has inc eased (mi o image o he decline in he labo sha e); he capi al–labo a io
has been app oxima ely cons an a a ound P200,000; and labo p oduc i i y has declined (i.e.,
he in e se, o uni labo equi emen , has inc eased) om almos P90,000 o a ound P75,000.
This “combina ion” is wha has kep he p o i a e cons an .42, 43
The dec ease in capi al p oduc i i y can be also app ecia ed by analyzing he inc emen al
capi al–ou pu a io, he a io o he change in he capi al s ock o he change in ou pu . Figu e
11 shows a h ee-yea mo ing a e age o he ICOR. The ICOR is aken o be a (con o e sial) p oxy
o in es men e iciency, and is in e p e ed as he numbe o uni s o addi ional capi al equi ed
42 No e ha his decomposi ion o he p o i a e is, o a ce ain deg ee, a au ology. Ob iously (/)(/)(/) VALKVAL=Π .
Howe e , he manne in which one decomposes a a iable is de e mined by heo y (neoclassical economics, o example,
does no conside he p o i he way i appea s in o he heo ies). Mo eo e , i is use ul o know how he h ee a iables
beha e as componen s o he p o i a e. This allows one o say how much each componen accoun s o in he o al,
while admi ing di e en eadings o easons why hey mo e as hey do.
43 I should be added ha capi al p oduc i i y, which is de e mined by echnology (i.e., he p oduc ion echnique being
used), should be adjus ed o capaci y u iliza ion. This is impo an , and should be included in he decomposi ion.
The eason is ha o he wise, he measu ed capi al p oduc i i y would be mixing up i s echnical de e minan s and
demand luc ua ions. The Philippines does no ha e a measu e o capaci y u iliza ion ha goes back o 1980. Fo
his eason i is no adjus ed i and so his ac mus be bo ne in mind.
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.45
Capi al p oduc i i y
Capi al sha e
Yea s
FIGURE 8: CAPITAL PRODUCTIVITY AND CAPITAL SHARE
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1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
100000.00
150000.00
200000.00
250000.00
Yea s
FIGURE 9: CAPITAL–LABOR RATIO
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
60000
70000
80000
90000
85000
75000
65000
Yea s
FIGURE 10: LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
44 ICORS a e ob iously ela ed o he capi al–ou pu a io. I he economy is a ull capaci y, he ICOR will app oxima e
he capi al–ou pu a io. The la e is in ac bu he cumula ion o he o me o e he li e ime o capi al asse s.
ICORs luc ua e mo e han capi al–ou pu a ios. Indeed, he his o ical mo emen o he capi al–ou pu a io is simply
he end o he ICOR smoo hed o e he li e ime o capi al. Typically, he ICOR is abo e he capi al–ou pu a io
du ing a downswing, and below i du ing he upswing. The e a e no ules abou he magni ude o he ICOR and hus
one should be ca e ul in e p e ing he igu es o making in e ences. Besides, in a emp ing o calcula e ICORs, he
s age o he business cycle mus always be bo ne in mind. As indica ed abo e, a ull capaci y, he ICOR will app oxima e
he capi al–ou pu a io. In he Philippines, he a e age capi al–ou pu a io o 1980-2000 is a ound 2.7. The ICOR
di e ges om i o en. I he economy is wo king below capaci y, e y li le ex a capi al will be needed o inc ease
ou pu and subs an ial g ow h may be associa ed wi h ela i ely li le capi al accumula ion.
o yield a uni o addi ional ou pu .44 ICORs end o be high (abo e 5) when in es men is ine icien ly
managed, o when in es men is unde aken in a eas ha do no gene a e g ow h. I means ha
he economy equi es ela i ely la ge addi ions o capi al o p oduce one addi ional uni low o
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ou pu . Also, nega i e ICORS indica e ei he ha he coun y is su e ing a decapi aliza ion p ocess,
o ha ou pu is dec easing. Mo e han e y high ICORs, wha cha ac e izes he Philippine economy
is nega i e ones (-20.4 in 1992; -10.8 in 1998; he a e age o he pe iod is -0.14).
VII. DYNAMICS OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION
The g ow h a e o ulc is he sum o he g ow h a e o he labo sha e plus he g ow h a e
o he a io o exchange a es, i.e., ˆˆˆ
L
ulc s x =+. The e o e, he dynamics o ulc depends on how
hese wo componen s mo e. As indica ed abo e, yea ly changes in he labo sha e a e e y small,
hence ˆ0
L
s≅ as an app oxima ion, excep in pe iods o c ises when impo an eadjus men s in
he balance o powe be ween labo and capi al akes place. This indica es ha ˆ
ulc will be mos ly
de e mined in he sho un by changes in x , i.e., ˆˆ
ulc x ≅. Figu e 12 plo s he h ee g ow h a es,
con i ming, i s , ha ac o sha es a y ela i ely li le om pe iod o pe iod, i.e., ˆ0
L
s≅, excep
in pe iods o c ises (e.g., ea ly 1980s), and ha he obse ed changes in ulcs a e mos ly he esul
o changes in he a io o he wo exchange a es, i.e., ˆˆ
ulc x ≅.45 The same occu s in e ms o he
ulc in coun y i ela i e o ha in coun y j, i.e., ˆˆˆˆˆ
iL L
j
iijj
ulc s x s x =+−−. Since ˆˆ0
LL
ij
ss≅≅, hen
ˆˆˆ
i
jij
ulc x x ≅−. Figu e 13 g aphs oge he he g ow h a e o he ulc, he di e ence be ween he
g ow h a es o he labo sha es, ˆˆ
LL
ij
ss−, and he di e ence be ween he g ow h a es o he a ios
o exchange a es, ˆˆ
ij
x x − o he PRC and he Philippines. Once again i is clea ha he obse ed
di e ences in he g ow h a e o he ulc is mos ly he esul o he changes in he di e ence be ween
he g ow h a es o he a ios o exchange a es, i.e., ˆˆˆ
i
j
ij
ulc x x ≅−.
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
-10
-8
-2
0
-6
-4
2
4
6
Yea s
FIGURE 11: 3-YEAR MOVING AVERAGE OF THE INCREMENTAL CAPITAL–OUTPUT RATIO
45 The co ela ion coe icien be ween he g ow h a e o ulc and ha o x is 0.93; be ween he g ow h a e o ulc
and ha o he labo sha e is 0.31; and be ween he g ow h a e o he labo sha e and ha o he a io o exchange
a es is -0.04. Wi h he a iables in le els hese coe icien s a e 0.86, 0.26, and –0.26, espec i ely. This con i ms
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1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
-0.10
-0.05
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
-0.15
-0.20
-0.25
ULC
Labo sha e
Ra io o PPP o ER
FIGURE 12: GROWTH RATES OF ULC, LABOR SHARE, AND RATIO OF PPP TO EXCHANGE RATES
Finally, equa ion (8) abo e indica es ha wi h a ising capi al-ou pu a io, a alling p o i
a e is needed o open oom o he wage a e o equal o exceed he labo p oduc i i y g ow h
a e, and ice- e sa. Figu e 14 shows he dynamics o income dis ibu ion implied by equa ion
(8) by compa ing he di e ence be ween he g ow h a es o he eal wage a e and labo
p oduc i i y ( ˆˆ
wq−), and he g ow h a e o he eal p o i a e ( ˆ
). The igu e shows how he
wo a iables mo e in opposi e di ec ions, e lec ing he ac ha gains in eal wages a es equal
o abo e labo p oduc i i y can come only a he expense o educ ions in he eal a e o e u n,
and ice- e sa. In o he wo ds: in an economy wi h a ising capi al-ou pu a io, i he eal wage
a e inc eases a he same a e o as e han labo p oduc i i y, he p o i a e mus decline.
SECTION VII
DYNAMICS OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
-0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
ULC
Labo sha e
Ra io o PPP o ER
Yea s
FIGURE 13: GROWTH RATE OF RELATIVE UNIT LABOR COSTS:
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE PHILIPPINES
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VIII. DEGREE OF MONOPOLY IN THE PHILIPPINES
Equa ions (11)-(12) abo e show he ela ionship be ween he ma k-up and capi al’s sha e,
e e ed o by Kalecki as he deg ee o monopoly, and in e p e ed as a p oxy o he i ms’ capaci y
o en o ce a ce ain claim on p o i s agains labo e s and compe i o s. Figu e 15 shows he ma k-
up de i ed om equa ion (8). The a iable displays an inc easing end, om a alue o 0.35 in
1980 o a maximum o 0.59 in 1999, an inc ease o o e 50 pe cen , and hen a sligh dec ease.
This is in e p e ed as e idence o he inc easing ma ke powe o capi al is-à- is labo du ing
he 20-yea pe iod conside ed.46 High ma ke powe could indica e one o wo hings: (i) ei he
a i m is e icien (in e ms o adop ing echnological inno a ions, e icien manage ial echniques,
and o he legi ima e business p ac ices); o (ii) a i m is able o exe ma ke powe because i
possesses a dominan posi ion in he ma ke . Mos likely, a low-g ow h coun y like he Philippines
displays a low ulc due o a high ma k-up (equa ion [13]), made possible by he absence o
compe i ion in he ma ke . And ice- e sa: high-g ow h coun ies may display high ulcs due o
ela i ely low ma kups, p obably because e ec i e compe i ion is p esen . As indica ed abo e, his
p o ides an answe o “Kaldo ’s pa adox.”
FIGURE 14: GROWTH RATES OF REAL WAGES, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, AND PROFIT RATE
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
-0.10
-0.05
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
-0.15
-0.20
-0.25
G ow h a e o eal wage
a e minus labo p oduc i i y
P o i a e
Yea s
46 S eindl (1952 and 1979) has a gued ha inc eases in concen a ion (i.e., monopoliza ion) lead o highe ma k-ups
and, wi h p o i s de e mined by pas in es men decisions, a slow-down on capaci y u iliza ion esul s, which inc eases
excess capaci y and ad e sely a ec s in es men decisions. The economy, he e o e, ends o s agna e. The lack o
in es men in he Philippines may be also pa ially a ibu able o he inc ease in concen a ion.
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These esul s co obo a e wha is well known abou he Philippines, namely ha he coun y
is cha ac e ized by a lack o cul u e o compe i ion; monopolies and ca els a e accep ed as pa
o he no mal cou se o doing business. This beha io uns e y much agains he e y essen ial
ac o capi alism, namely Schumpe e ’s (1942, 83) idea o c ea i e des uc ion, he need o
incessan ly e olu ionize om wi hin wi h a iew o des oying old me hods o p oduc ion,
anspo a ion, and ma ke s; and c ea ing new ones. C ea i e des uc ion is a complex and unce ain
p ocess ha in ol es ial and e o . This equi es an en i onmen whe e compe i ion can lou ish
o i is he cons an compe i i e p essu e o a well-de eloped ma ke mechanism ha encou ages
i ms o adop echnological and o ganiza ional bes p ac ices. The dynamics o echnological change
and p oduc i i y g ow h a e s ongly connec ed o he ealloca ion o p oduc ion inpu s and ou pu
ac oss es ablishmen s. Easiness o en y and exi o es ablishmen s, and in gene al compe i ion
policies, play an impo an ole in his ealloca ion (ADB 2003, Figu e 1). Thus, dis o ions in ma ke
s uc u e, ins i u ions, and go e nmen policies ha impac he ealloca ion p ocess impac nega i ely
p oduc i i y g ow h. Ma ke impe ec ions such as impe ec capi al ma ke s can dis o he ealloca ion
p ocess. I is e y likely ha such ma ke impe ec ions a e mo e impo an o small businesses,
many o which in he Philippines a e single es ablishmen s wi h an owne -manage , p o iding sel -
employmen . I is e y likely ha he p esence o an owne -manage in a i m yields a lowe p obabili y
o exi (Holmes and Schmi z 1992). The Philippines clea ly su e s om his business clima e. Thus,
one mus conclude ha he subs an ial economic e o ms ha ha e opened up he economy o
o eign ade and in es men since he 1980s ha e no had much success. The e a e many possible
explana ions (e.g., he coun y has gone h ough ad e se shocks, he policy egime con inues being
biased agains expo s) why his has happened and i would be wo h explo ing hem.47
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
Yea s
FIGURE 15: MARK-UP (DEGREE OF MONOPOLY)
47 The au ho is hank ul o Ra aeli a Aldaba who made his impo an poin in a pe sonal exchange. I mus be added
ha ecen wo k (E o 2004) a gues ha monopolies can, in some ci cums ances, beha e mo e compe i i ely han
i ms in ma ke s in which he e is no dominan playe . This is so when he monopolis does i s bes a keeping i s
ad an ageous posi ion by cons an ly in es ing in R&D, which in u n is likely o g ea e inno a ion and u he monopoly
powe . The mos impo an equi emen o his esul is a lack o ba ie s o en y.
SECTION VIII
DEGREE OF MONOPOLY IN THE PHILIPPINES
34 JUNE 2004
COMPETITIVENESS, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, AND GROWTH IN THE PHILIPPINES:
WHAT DOES THE LONG-RUN EVIDENCE SHOW?
JESUS FELIPE
As a gued in Sec ion IV, he ela ionship be ween labo p oduc i i y, wages, and ma k-ups
is an impo an aspec o he dynamics o in income dis ibu ion (equa ion [14]). Figu e 16 shows
ha in he Philippines he nominal wage a e has consis en ly g own as e han labo p oduc i i y,
i.e., ˆˆ
()0
n
wq−>
. As indica ed in Sec ion IV, ˆ
τ
, whe e 1
τ
µ
=+ , e lec s he powe o co po a ions
o pass on wage ises in he o m o highe p ices. Figu e 16 also plo s ˆ
τ
, which shows ha in
he Philippines he e ha e been pe iods whe e ˆ0
τ
> (shi o powe o capi al), leading o
ˆˆˆ
()
n
Pwq>−
; while in o he pe iods ˆ0
τ
< (shi o powe o labo ), leading o ˆˆˆ
()
n
Pwq<−
. Bu
o e all, episodes o ˆ0
τ
> ou weigh episodes o ˆ0
τ
< ( he sum o he o al pe iod equals 0.11728),
wi h he end esul ha , as documen ed be o e, he ma k-up (and hus he sha e o capi al) has
inc eased subs an ially.48 This also indica es ha inc eases in he ma k-up ha e con ibu ed o
inc eases in p ices abo e he di e en ial ˆˆ
()0
n
wq−>
and, hence, o he loss in compe i i eness.49
48 Fo e e ence, a dynamic eg ession, es ima ed in e o -co ec ion o m, o he nominal wage a e on labo p oduc i i y
yields he ollowing esul s:
GWPH = -7.696 - 0.276*GWPH(-2) + 1.267*GLPRODRPH + 0.632*GLPRODRPH(-2)
(-2.81) (-2.03) (3.65) (2.27)
+ 0.551*GLPRODRPH(-3) - 0.127*LWPH(-1) + 0.818*LLPRODRPH(-1)
(1.93) (-4.75) (3.36)
Pe iod: 1980-2002; R2 =0.71; D.W.=1.67
whe e GWPH and GLPRODRPH deno e he g ow h a es o he nominal wage a e and labo p oduc i i y, espec i ely;
and LWPH and LLPRODRPH deno e he na u al loga i hms o he wo a iables. This esul implies a long- un elas ici y
o 6.44 [(-0.818/(-0.127)] wi h a -s a is ic o 2.72, indica ing ha a one pe cen age poin inc ease in labo p oduc i i y
leads o a nominal wage inc ease o 6.44 pe cen . I is impo an o emphasize ha his equa ion should no be
aken as an e o a modeling wages. The la e a e also a ec ed by a iables such as he powe o ade unions,
unemploymen , and p o i a es.
49 He e equa ion (14) is used as an accoun ing iden i y o in e he ma k-up, and hus in la ion is exclusi ely a ibu ed
o he wo ac o s ha appea in he exp ession, namely, he ma k-up and he di e en ial be ween he wage a e
and p oduc i i y. Ne e heless, a eg ession o he in la ion a e ( ˆ
P) on he di e en ial be ween he g ow h a es
o he nominal wage a e and labo p oduc i i y ( ˆˆ
n
wq−) yields excellen esul s.
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
Yea s
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.4
G ow h a e o nominal
wage a e minus labo p oduc i i y
G ow h a e o ma k-up
FIGURE 16: GROWTH RATES OF NOMINAL WAGES, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, AND MARK-UP
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