The present study contributes to the analysis of economic growth by comparing labour ant total factor productivity (TFP …. During the last 25 years, productivity growth has also known contrasted developments in the four countries, in particular as … been characterised by: (i) rapid economic growth and large productivity gains in the four countries; (ii) a decline in …

discussion of productivity concepts, measurement issues, trends and prospects. He begins by noting that productivity is the … production. The measurement of productivity is fraught with conceptual and empirical issues, meaning that there can be a … particularly important measurement problems, namely the estimation of real output in the non-market sector where output is not …

, and finally a symposium of three articles on the measurement and interpretation of total factor productivity. In addition …This the inaugural issue of the International Productivity Monitor, a new publication produced by the Ottawa … productivity for improving living standards and quality of life. We will be publishing twice a year articles from leading …