Total Factor Productivity in Advanced Countries: A Longterm Perspective

Changes in GDP during the 20th century have been mainly driven by total factor productivity (TFP). This article synthesizes results from our research based on the long period (1890- 2015) productivity database we have constructed. In particular, we aim to refine our TFP measure by including the cont...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Antonin Bergeaud, Gilbert Cette, Rémy Lecat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre for the Study of Living Standards 2017-04-01
Series:International Productivity Monitor
Subjects:
gdp
ict
Online Access:http://www.csls.ca/ipm/32/Bergeaud_Cette_Lecat%20Version%202.pdf