Abstract:

With the economic and resources data collected from 6 provinces of midChina from 1988 to 2009,contribution made by natural resources and other production factors is calculated by the Romer Endogenous Economic Growth Model and total factor productivity model.The results show that productivity made by natural resources is composed mainly by the coal and few by the land and water resources on the structure, and coal resources dominate in the north while water resources dominate in the south.While the other two production factors——capital and labor resources are the same important key factors in economic development.Moreover, the total factor productivity in midChina except for Hubei province is lower than country’s average level, which means that the improvement of science and technology in midChina is urgently looking forward to.At last, police suggestion in accordance with economic and resources situation includes:to improve efficiency of resource utilization,to respect independent research and development,to pay attention to talents cultivation,to promote industrial structure optimization and lowcarbon economy development