The 2001 OECD Manual on Measuring Productivity represented a major step towards establishing a coherent framework to strengthen international harmonisation of productivity indicators. By linking theory to practice, it clarified key methodological choices and identified challenges in compiling and interpreting industry-level productivity measures.
This 25th-anniversary event will revisit the vision that shaped the creation of the Manual and review its continued relevance to National Statistical Offices (NSOs), government agencies, international organisations, and researchers. Paul Schreyer, the author of the Manual, will speak about the origins of the Manual and place them in the context of developments that have emerged since it was drafted.
The event will offer an opportunity to reflect on how measurement approaches, challenges, and data availability have evolved over time. Insights from this discussion will help guide preparations for the update of the Productivity Manual, planned for the next biennium.
