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Divergences in Productivity Between Europe and the United States Measuring and Explaining Productivity Gaps Between Developed Countries

Cette Gilbert Fouquin, Michael Sinn Hans-Werner
Innbundet / 2007 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9781847206411
Publisert
2007-11-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
264

Redaktør
Cette Gilbert
Fouquin, Michael
Sinn Hans-Werner

Om bidragsyterne

Edited by Gilbert Cette, NEOMA Business School, Michel Fouquin, Advisor to the CEPII, Professor, FASSE Catholic University of Paris, France and Hans-Werner Sinn, President, Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Professor of Economics and Public Finance and Director, Center for Economic Studies, University of Munich, Germany

Divergences in Productivity Between Europe and the United States Measuring and Explaining Productivity Gaps Between Developed Countries

Cette Gilbert Fouquin, Michael Sinn Hans-Werner
Innbundet / 2007 / Engelsk
Cette Gilbert Fouquin, Michael Sinn Hans-Werner
Innbundet / 2007 / Engelsk
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In the 1990s, labour productivity growth accelerated in the United States, yet slowed down in other industrialised countries, reversing a three decade long tendency of convergence. The book explores this phenomenon. It first identifies the methodological and statistical problems involved in measuring productivity and making cross-country comparisons in this area. Then the role of factor accumulation for the diverging trends across the OECD world, with a particular focus on the dispersion of information and communication technology (ICT), is reviewed. In-depth studies of single countries provide further insights regarding growth trends in the United States, Japan, Germany, and France. Finally, empirical investigations regarding the determinants of productivity growth at an international level complement the analyses. The results stress that public infrastructure and education, employment rates and working hours, and ICT spending play an important role in explaining the existing differences in levels and changes of productivity. This comprehensive book, on recent research regarding international gaps in productivity growth, will be of great interest to policy advisors and academics, political decision-makers and students of economics, business administration, international business and international policy.
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In the 1990s, labour productivity growth accelerated in the United States, yet slowed down in other industrialised countries, reversing a three decade long tendency of convergence.
Contents: Introduction: Measuring and Explaining Productivity Gaps Between Developed Countries Gilbert Cette, Michel Fouquin, Hans-Werner Sinn 1. Comparing Growth in GDP and Labour Productivity: Measurement Issues Nadim Ahmad, François Lequiller, Pascal Marianna, Dirk Pilat, Paul Schreyer and Anita Wölfl 2. The Breaks in Per Capita Productivity: Trends in a Number of Industrial Countries Tristan-Pierre Maury and Bertrand Pluyaud 3. ICT Diffusion and Potential Output Growth Gilbert Cette, Jacques Mairesse, Yusuf Kocogluc 4. Yeasty Investment and Mushroom Productivity Growth: An Industry Perspective on European and American Performance, 1987–2003 Robert Inklaar and Marcel P. Timmer 5. Growth Patterns in the OECD Area: Evidence from the Aggregate, Industry and Firm Level Dirk Pilat 6. Information Technology and the G7 Economies Dale W. Jorgenson 7. Productivity, Innovation and ICT in Old and New Europe Bart van Ark and Marcin Piatkowski 8. Information Technology and the Japanese Economy Dale W. Jorgenson and Kazuyuki Motohashi 9. Outsourcing and Productivity Growth: Sectoral Evidence from Germany Theo Eicher, Thomas Fuchs and Hans-Günther Vieweg 10. Determinants of Productivity per Employee: An Empirical Estimation using Panel Data Nicolas Belorgey, Rémy Lecat and Tristan-Pierre Maury 11. Labour Quality and Skill Biased Technological Change in France Johanna Melka and Laurence Nayman Index
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In the 1990s, labour productivity growth accelerated in the United States, yet slowed down in other industrialised countries, reversing a three decade long tendency of convergence. The book explores this phenomenon. It first identifies the methodological and statistical problems involved in measuring productivity and making cross-country comparisons in this area. Then the role of factor accumulation for the diverging trends across the OECD world, with a particular focus on the dispersion of information and communication technology (ICT), is reviewed. In-depth studies of single countries provide further insights regarding growth trends in the United States, Japan, Germany, and France. Finally, empirical investigations regarding the determinants of productivity growth at an international level complement the analyses. The results stress that public infrastructure and education, employment rates and working hours, and ICT spending play an important role in explaining the existing differences in levels and changes of productivity. This comprehensive book, on recent research regarding international gaps in productivity growth, will be of great interest to policy advisors and academics, political decision-makers and students of economics, business administration, international business and international policy.
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In the 1990s, labour productivity growth accelerated in the United States, yet slowed down in other industrialised countries, reversing a three decade long tendency of convergence.
Contents: Introduction: Measuring and Explaining Productivity Gaps Between Developed Countries Gilbert Cette, Michel Fouquin, Hans-Werner Sinn 1. Comparing Growth in GDP and Labour Productivity: Measurement Issues Nadim Ahmad, François Lequiller, Pascal Marianna, Dirk Pilat, Paul Schreyer and Anita Wölfl 2. The Breaks in Per Capita Productivity: Trends in a Number of Industrial Countries Tristan-Pierre Maury and Bertrand Pluyaud 3. ICT Diffusion and Potential Output Growth Gilbert Cette, Jacques Mairesse, Yusuf Kocogluc 4. Yeasty Investment and Mushroom Productivity Growth: An Industry Perspective on European and American Performance, 1987–2003 Robert Inklaar and Marcel P. Timmer 5. Growth Patterns in the OECD Area: Evidence from the Aggregate, Industry and Firm Level Dirk Pilat 6. Information Technology and the G7 Economies Dale W. Jorgenson 7. Productivity, Innovation and ICT in Old and New Europe Bart van Ark and Marcin Piatkowski 8. Information Technology and the Japanese Economy Dale W. Jorgenson and Kazuyuki Motohashi 9. Outsourcing and Productivity Growth: Sectoral Evidence from Germany Theo Eicher, Thomas Fuchs and Hans-Günther Vieweg 10. Determinants of Productivity per Employee: An Empirical Estimation using Panel Data Nicolas Belorgey, Rémy Lecat and Tristan-Pierre Maury 11. Labour Quality and Skill Biased Technological Change in France Johanna Melka and Laurence Nayman Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781847206411
Publisert
2007-11-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
264

Redaktør
Cette Gilbert
Fouquin, Michael
Sinn Hans-Werner

Om bidragsyterne

Edited by Gilbert Cette, NEOMA Business School, Michel Fouquin, Advisor to the CEPII, Professor, FASSE Catholic University of Paris, France and Hans-Werner Sinn, President, Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Professor of Economics and Public Finance and Director, Center for Economic Studies, University of Munich, Germany

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