After 2004, measured growth in labor productivity and total-factor productivity (TFP) slowed. We find little evidence … quantitative effect on productivity was larger in the 1995-2004 period than since, despite mismeasurement worsening for some types … of IT -- so our adjustments make the slowdown in labor productivity worse. The effect on TFP is more muted. Second, many …

"This paper is an exploration in the relative performance and sources of productivity growth of U.S. private businesses … productivity database, we developed a general system to manage data. The paper describes this system and then applies it by … and, consequently, multifactor productivity disaggregated by industry and legal form of organization, and it analyzes the …