This study describes the state of the art in the measurement of intangible capital and its contribution to economic … 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 …

This chapter covers the theory and methods for productivity measurement for nations. Labor, multifactor and total … factor productivity measures are defined and are related to each other and to gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. Their … factor productivity growth (TFPG) index. These are easiest to understand for the case in which the index number problem is …