labour-productivity growth in the US and larger countries of the EU. The continental West-European countries show a … from intangibles, and also larger multi-factor productivity (MFP) growth rates related to the restructuring of those …

productivity; changing comparative advantage of countries; and trade liberalisation. Demand-side factors have played a role, too …. Quantitatively, factors internal to advanced economies, such as productivity growth and changing consumption patterns, explain 70 …

economic growth through a decomposition into employment and productivity, across sectors, and across different time periods and … countries. The US productivity surge from the mid-1990s continued for years after the bursting of the dot-com bubble. In the … meantime, the EU-15's relative productivity stagnation continued. The sectoral perspective helps us better understand this …