Productivity Statistics: Relevant Papers

Documentation related  to Productivity Statistics and published by the four OECD Directorates which jointly manage the OECD Productivity Database.

Science, Technology and Industry Directorate Working Papers
Statistics Directorate Working Papers
Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Directorate Working Papers
Economics Department Working Papers
OECD Economic Studies
OECD Manuals
OECD Publications 
Others
 
Science, Technology and Industry Directorate Working Papers
Working papers published by the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (STI)

STI Working Paper 2007/8: The Measurement of Globalisation Using International Input-Output Tables

STI Working Paper 2003/14: Comparing Labour Productivity Growth in the OECD Area: The Role of Measurement
STI Working Paper 2003/7: Productivity Growth in Service Industries: An Assessment of Recent Patterns and the Role of Measurement
STI Working Paper 2003/6: Measuring Investment in Software
STI Working Paper 2001/7: The Impact of Information Communications Technology on Output Growth
STI Working Papers 2000/2: The Contribution of ICTs to Output Growth: A Study of the G7 Countries

Statistics Directorate Working Papers
Working papers published by the OECD Statistics Directorate (STD)

Statistics Working Paper 2003/6 - OECD Capital Services Estimates: Methodology and a First Set of Results
Statistics Working Paper 2003/5 - Comparing Labour Productivity Growth in the OECD Area: The Role of Measurement
Statistics Working Paper 2003/1 - Report of the OECD Task Force on Software Measurement in the National Accounts

Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Directorate Working Papers
Working papers published by the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs

Labour Market and Social Policy - Occasional Papers No. 45: Trends in Working Hours in OECD Countries

Economics Department Working Papers
Working papers published by the OECD Economic Department

Economics Department Working Paper 355: Structural Policies and Growth: A Non-technical Overview
Economics Department Working Paper 282: Does Human Capital Matter for Growth in OECD Countries? 
Economics Department Working Paper 248: Economic Growth in the OECD Area: Recent Trends at the Aggregate and Sectoral Level

OECD Economic Studies

Production and Use of ICT: A Sectoral Perspective on Productivity Growth in the OECD Area (OECD Economic Studies No. 35, 2002/2)
The Contribution of Information and Communication Technologies to Economic Growth in Nine OECD Countries (OECD Economic Studies No. 34, 2002/1)
Measuring Productivity (OECD Economic Studies No. 33, 2001/2)

OECD Manuals

OECD Productivity Manual: A Guide to the Measurement of Industry-Level and Aggregate Productivity Growth
Measuring Capital -- OECD Manual: Measurement of Capital Stocks, Consumption of Fixed Capital and Capital Services

OECD Publications

Industry Productivity: International Comparison and Measurement Issues

Others
Papers and articles

Computer Price Indices and International Growth and Productivity Comparisons

 

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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