A consistent measure of hours worked for international productivity comparisons

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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.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftEconomics Letters
Vol/bind166
Sider (fra-til)14-17
Antal sider4
ISSN0165-1765
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 maj 2018

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