Long abstract

Recently released data confirm productivity slowdown ahead of crisis

Analysis of the current crisis tends to see a domino-like sequence of events triggered by the US sub-prime crisis in August 2007. But structural data from the real economy clearly show that the causes were not only financial.

Just Released

This compendium presents a large number of indicators on productivity and includes methodological notes which describe the measurement challenges, data choices, and remaining measurement problems.

OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators 2008

OECD Productivity Manual

This is the first comprehensive guide to the various productivity measures and addresses statisticians, researchers and analysts who are involved in constructing industry-level productivity indicators.

OECD Productivity Manual: A Guide to the Measurement of Industry-Level and Aggregate Productivity Growth