Byrne, David; Fernald, John G.; Reinsdorf, Marshall B. - 2016
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 …
