This study compares labor and total factor productivity (TFP) in France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United … experienced contrasting advances in productivity, in particular as a result of unequal investment in information and communication … technology (ICT). The past 120 years have been characterized by: (i) rapid economic growth and large productivity gains in all …

This study compares labor and total factor productivity (TFP) in France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United … experienced contrasting advances in productivity, in particular as a result of unequal investment in information and communication … technology (ICT).The past 120 years have been characterized by: (i) rapid economic growth and large productivity gains in all …

productivity in the United Kingdom relative to the United States, and to a lesser extent also relative to France and Japan until … much lower (40%) in Japan. -- productivity ; growth accounting ; macro-economic history …The present study contributes to the analysis of economic growth by comparing labour ant total factor productivity (TFP …

This study compares labor and total factor productivity (TFP) in France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United … growth varies considerably over time and across the four countries, and it is always less important, except in Japan, than …Most recently (in 2006), before the current financial world crisis, hourly labor productivity levels were slightly …