Productivity in the Oecd Countries A Critical Appraisal of the Evidence |
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| Author:
| Caldern, Csar |
| Series title: | IMF Working Papers |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4518-5128-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2001 |
| Publisher: | International Monetary Fund
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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The failure of the neoclassical growth model to account for differences in output per worker across countries has suggested that these differences should be driven by cross-country differences in total factor productivity (TFP). This paper discusses various measures of productivity and its determinants for the OECD countries from different dimensions: (i) the measurement perspective; (ii) evidence on the evolution of productivity levels across OECD countries; and (iii) a critical...
More DescriptionThe failure of the neoclassical growth model to account for differences in output per worker across countries has suggested that these differences should be driven by cross-country differences in total factor productivity (TFP). This paper discusses various measures of productivity and its determinants for the OECD countries from different dimensions: (i) the measurement perspective; (ii) evidence on the evolution of productivity levels across OECD countries; and (iii) a critical review of the theoretical and empirical issues regarding the determinants of cross-country productivity differentials.