A consistent measure of hours worked for international productivity comparisons
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A consistent measure of hours worked for international productivity comparisons. / Wingender, Asger M.
I: Economics Letters, Bind 166, 01.05.2018, s. 14-17.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - A consistent measure of hours worked for international productivity comparisons
AU - Wingender, Asger M.
PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - Hourly labor productivity levels from the national accounts cannot be compared across countries, as national statistical offices use different data sources and methodologies to calculate hours worked. I compute a new, internationally comparable measure of hours worked for 25 OECD countries, and discuss the implications for productivity rankings.
AB - Hourly labor productivity levels from the national accounts cannot be compared across countries, as national statistical offices use different data sources and methodologies to calculate hours worked. I compute a new, internationally comparable measure of hours worked for 25 OECD countries, and discuss the implications for productivity rankings.
KW - GDP per hour
KW - Hours worked
KW - National accounts
KW - Productivity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044642048&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.02.009
DO - 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.02.009
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85044642048
VL - 166
SP - 14
EP - 17
JO - Economics Letters
JF - Economics Letters
SN - 0165-1765
ER -
ID: 198769843