This book addresses the rising productivity gap between the global frontier and other firms, and identifies a number of …

Belgium has a high level of productivity. However, growth of productivity has declined quite strongly over the past two … decades, and more so than in other advanced economies. This is a worrying development, as fewer productivity gains mean less … wage growth and a slowdown in improvements to pensions, health care and well-being. This In-Depth Productivity Review of …

The 32nd issue of the International Productivity Monitor is a special issue produced in collaboration with the OECD … Forum on Productivity held in Lisbon, Portugal, July 7-8, 2016. The Forum was established by a large group of OECD member … bodies with a responsibility for promoting productivity-enhancing policies. The primary purpose of the Forum is to shed light …

This report represents the second outcome of the collaboration between the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) and … the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to improve the measurement and analysis of productivity … developments across APO and OECD member economies. The report discusses the potential impact of COVID-19 on productivity and …

This paper contributes to a better understanding of the impact of global value chains (GVCs) on jobs and productivity … evolution of productivity. In this assessment, it is important to look at the whole value chain and not to focus only on … industries where GVCs are prevalent. Job creation in sectors less exposed to GVCs is the consequence of productivity gains in …