International Comparisons of Industry-based Productivity Levels in the Financial and Business Service Sectors

International Comparisons of Industry-based Productivity Levels in the Financial and Business Service Sectors

This article attempts to explain the relatively poor productivity growth in four major EU countries (Germany, France, United Kingdom, and Netherlands) relative to the United States. Our study is carried out from a sectoral perspective, focussing on the financial and business services sectors. Instea...

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Main Authors: Pamfili Antipa, Marie-Elisabeth de la Serve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre for the Study of Living Standards 2010-04-01
Series:International Productivity Monitor
Subjects:
productivity
business service sector
united states
economy
Online Access:http://www.csls.ca/ipm/19/IPM-19-antipa-delaserve.pdf
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spelling doaj-68730f8aa6634c6fa00dd4ddb8ce5f2a2020-11-25T03:49:30ZengCentre for the Study of Living StandardsInternational Productivity Monitor1492-97591492-97672010-04-01196681International Comparisons of Industry-based Productivity Levels in the Financial and Business Service SectorsPamfili Antipa0Marie-Elisabeth de la Serve 1Banque de FranceBanque de FranceThis article attempts to explain the relatively poor productivity growth in four major EU countries (Germany, France, United Kingdom, and Netherlands) relative to the United States. Our study is carried out from a sectoral perspective, focussing on the financial and business services sectors. Instead of examining only sectoral productivity growth rates, we also examine sectoral productivity level gaps. Our results imply that the productivity differential in the business services sector is a major factor behind the US lead in productivityhttp://www.csls.ca/ipm/19/IPM-19-antipa-delaserve.pdfproductivitybusiness service sectorunited stateseconomy
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International Productivity Monitor
productivity
business service sector
united states
economy
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Marie-Elisabeth de la Serve
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title International Comparisons of Industry-based Productivity Levels in the Financial and Business Service Sectors
title_short International Comparisons of Industry-based Productivity Levels in the Financial and Business Service Sectors
title_full International Comparisons of Industry-based Productivity Levels in the Financial and Business Service Sectors
title_fullStr International Comparisons of Industry-based Productivity Levels in the Financial and Business Service Sectors
title_full_unstemmed International Comparisons of Industry-based Productivity Levels in the Financial and Business Service Sectors
title_sort international comparisons of industry-based productivity levels in the financial and business service sectors
publisher Centre for the Study of Living Standards
series International Productivity Monitor
issn 1492-9759
1492-9767
publishDate 2010-04-01
description This article attempts to explain the relatively poor productivity growth in four major EU countries (Germany, France, United Kingdom, and Netherlands) relative to the United States. Our study is carried out from a sectoral perspective, focussing on the financial and business services sectors. Instead of examining only sectoral productivity growth rates, we also examine sectoral productivity level gaps. Our results imply that the productivity differential in the business services sector is a major factor behind the US lead in productivity
topic productivity
business service sector
united states
economy
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