International Productivity Monitor

2000 - 2024

Current editor(s): Andrew Sharpe, Executive Director

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Volume 33, month Fall, 2017

World KLEMS: Productivity and Economic Growth in the World Economy: An Introduction pp. 1-7

Dale Jorgenson

Recent Trends in Europe's Output and Productivity Growth Performance at the Sector Level, 2002-2015 pp. 8-23

Bart van Ark and Kirsten Jäger

The Role of Capital Accumulation in the Evolution of Total Factor Productivity in Spain pp. 24-50

Francisco Perez and Eva Benages

Sources of Productivity and Economic Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990-2013 pp. 51-76

André Hofman, Claudio Aravena and Jorge Friedman

Argentina Was Not the Productivity and Economic Growth Champion of Latin America pp. 77-90

Ariel Coremberg

How Does the Productivity and Economic Growth Performance of China and India Compare in the Post-Reform Era, 1981-2011? pp. 91-113

Harry X. Wu, Deb Kusum Das, K. L. Krishna and Pilu Chandra Das

Can Intangible Investments Ease Declining Rates of Return on Capital in Japan? pp. 114-127

Tsutomu Miyagawa, Miho Takizawa and Konomi Tonogi

Net Investment and Stocks of Human Capital in the United States, 1975-2013 pp. 128-149

Michael S. Christian

ICT Prices and ICT Services: What Do They Tell Us About Productivity and Technology pp. 150-181

David Byrne and Carol Corrado

Productivity Measurement in Global Value Chains pp. 182-193

Marcel Timmer

Volume 32, month Spring, 2017

Editors' Overview pp. 1-5

Andrew Sharpe and Giuseppe Nicoletti

Total Factor Productivity in Advanced Countries: A Longterm Perspective pp. 6-24

Antonin Bergeaud, Gilbert Cette and Rémy Lecat

Decomposing the Productivity Wage Nexus in Selected OECD Countries, 1986-2013 pp. 25-43

Andrew Sharpe and James Uguccioni

The Decoupling of Median Wages from Productivity in OECD Countries pp. 44-60

Cyrille Schwellnus, Andreas Kappeler and Pierre-Alain Pionnier

The Relationship Between Global Value Chains and Productivity pp. 61-83

Chiara Criscuolo and Jonathan Timmis

It’s a Small, Small World... A Guided Tour of the Belgian Production Network pp. 84-96

Emmanuel Dhyne and Cédric Duprez

Firm-level Productivity Differences: Insights from the OECD’s MultiProd Project pp. 97-115

Giuseppe Berlingieri, Patrick Blanchenay, Sara Calligaris and Chiara Criscuolo

Productivity and Reallocation: Evidence from the Universe of Italian Firms pp. 116-136

Andrea Linarello and Andrea Petrella

Portugal: A Paradox in Productivity pp. 137-160

Ricardo Pineheiro Alves

The Role of Urban Agglomerations for Economic and Productivity Growth pp. 161-179

Rudiger Ahrend, Alexander Lembcke and Abel Schumann

Challenges in the Measurement of Public Sector Productivity in OECD 180 Countries pp. 180-195

Edwin Lau, Zsuzsanna Lonti and Rebecca Schultz

Pro-Productivity Institutions: Learning from National Experience pp. 196-217

Sean Dougherty and Andrea Renda

Volume 31, month Fall, 2016

Editor's Overview pp. 1-2

Andrew Sharpe

The Productivity Paradox of the New Digital Economy pp. 3-18

Bart van Ark

The Industry Origins of Canada's Weaker Labour Productivity Performance and the Role of Structural Adjustment in the Post-2000 Period pp. 19-36

John Baldwin and Michael Willox

Explaining the Gap between Productivity and Median Wage Growth in Canada, 1976-2014 pp. 37-56

James Uguccioni

Two Books for the Price of One: Review Article of The Rise and Fall of American Growth by Robert J. Gordon pp. 57-62

Daniel Sichel

Comments on Daniel Sichel's Review Article on The Rise and Fall of American Growth pp. 63-67

Robert J. Gordon

The Mystery of TFP pp. 68-87

Nicholas Oulton

Decomposing Multifactor Productivity Growth in Canada by Industry and Province, 1997-2014 pp. 88-112

Matthew Calver and Alexander Murray

Partial versus Total Factor Productivity Measures: An Assessment of their Strengths and Weaknesses pp. 113-126

Alexander Murray

Volume 30, month Spring, 2016

Editor's Overview pp. 1-3

Andrew Sharpe

Are GDP and Productivity Up to the Challenges of the Digital Economy? pp. 4-27

Nadim Ahmad and Paul Schreyer

Productivity in Mexico: Trends, Drivers and Institutional Framework pp. 28-42

José López-Córdova and Juan Rebolledo Márquez Padilla

A Comparison of Productivity Developments in Canada and Australia: Lessons for Canada pp. 43-63

Evan Capeluck

Productivity Growth in U.S. Agriculture: 1948-2013 pp. 64-76

V. Eldon Ball, Richard Nehring and Sun Ling Wang

Estimating Total Factor Productivity Growth: Canadian Freight Railways, 1986 to 2009 pp. 77-97

James Uguccioni

Productivity to the Rescue: Review Article on the McKinsey Global Institute Report Global Growth: Can Productivity Save the Day in an Aging World? pp. 98-110

Andrew Sharpe

Do Poor Countries Catch Up to Rich Countries? Review Article on Productivity Convergence: Theory and Evidence by Edward Wolff pp. 111-117

Jonathan Haskel

New and Promising Ideas in the Productivity Field: Review Article on Think Like an Enterprise: Why Nations Need Comprehensive Productivity Strategies by Robert Atkinson pp. 118-124

Don Drummond

Volume 29, month Fall, 2015

Editor’s Overview pp. 1-2

Andrew Sharpe

The Role of Productivity in Long-Term Economic and Fiscal Projections for the Canadian Provinces and Territories, 2014-2038 pp. 3-17

Don Drummond and Evan Capeluck

Productivity in Residential Care Facilities in Canada, 1984-2009 pp. 18-37

Wulong Gu and Jiang Li

Comparing Agricultural Total Factor Productivity between Australia, Canada, and the United States, 1961-2006 pp. 38-59

Yu Sheng, Eldon Ball and Katerina Nossal

Reconciling Gross Output TFP Growth with Value Added TFP Growth pp. 60-67

Walter Diewert

On the Relationship between Gross Output-based TFP Growth and Value Added-based TFP Growth: An Illustration Using Data from Australian Industries pp. 68-82

Matthew Calver

Progress on the Mystery of Productivity: A Review Article on the OECD Report 'The Future of Productivity' pp. 83-88

Don Drummond

Volume 28, month Spring, 2015

Editor’s Overview pp. 1-2

Andrew Sharpe

Measuring Industry Contributions to Labour Productivity Change: A New Formula in a Chained Fisher Index Framework pp. 3-26

Marshall Reinsdorf

Closing the Aboriginal Education Gap in Canada: The Impact on Employment, GDP, and Labour Productivity pp. 27-46

Matthew Calver

Why Isn't Productivity More Popular? A Bargaining Power Approach to the Pay/Productivity Linkage in Canada pp. 47-62

Mathieu Dufour and Ellen Russell

Employment and Productivity: Exploring the Trade-off pp. 63-80

Jianmin Tang

Contribution of ICT Diffusion to Labour Productivity Growth: The United States, Canada, the Eurozone, and the United Kingdom, 1970-2013 pp. 81-88

Gilbert Cette, Christian Clerc and Lea Bresson