Comparative productivity and structural change in Belgian and Dutch manufacturing: 1936-1987

Herman J. de Jong and Antoon Soete
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Antoon Soete: Groningen University

No 199736, GGDC Research Memorandum from Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen

Abstract: Belgium and The Netherlands share a lot of common characteristics in historical development, geographical location, political and institutional structure and in the size and degree of the openness of their economies. However, detailed comparisons of economic development of Belgium and The Netherlands have been largely neglected until now. This paper presents a comparative description of the development of labour productivity in Belgian and Dutch manufacturing for the period 1921-1990. Three comparative benchmark estimates of output and productivity for the years 1937, 1960 and 1987 were calculated, mainly based on census information. Levels of manufacturing productivity are extended backward and forward by linking time series of productivity change from 1921 to 1990 to the benchmarks.

Date: 1997
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