Skill and Australia's productivity surge

Paula Barnes and Sharon Kennard
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Paula Barnes: Productivity Commission
Sharon Kennard: Productivity Commission

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Abstract: Skill and Australia’s Productivity Surge examines the changing demand for skills and the effect of increased skill on productivity growth. It finds that Australia’s productivity surge post 1993-94 was mainly due to factors other than the increase in the skill of the workforce.

Keywords: skill; -; productivity; -; labour; -; MFP; -; employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-com and nep-lab
Date: 2002-10-13
Note: Type of Document - Word 97; prepared on IBM PC; to print on HP; pages: 84; figures: included
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