This article attempts to clarify certain misunderstandings about productive/unproductive labour (PUPL) concerning the "service economy." The concept of service labour is embedded in the discussion of PUPL. After examining Smith's and Marx's definitions of "service" and "service labour," we...

The service industries of China have grown continuously with the development of the Chinese economy as a whole since the adoption of the reform and opening up policies of 1978. The share of service industries of the GDP increased by more than double, from 24.6 percent in 1978 to 52.2 percent in...

The Korean economy has shown a rapid shift to the service economy since the 1990s. The share of service industries in the GDP increased from 51.5 percent in 1990 to 58.2 percent in 2012, while that of manufacturing industries increased from 26.6 percent to 31.1 percent during the same period....

Acknowledgements. Introduction 1. The Service Economy 2. Management and Marketing Challenges in the Service Economy 3. Management Implications for Service Supply and Demand 4. Understanding Service Quality 5. Customer Centricity in Practice 6. Translating Service Vision to Action 7. Managing...

The rise of the sharing economy has had transformative impacts on extant service delivery models, with wide ranging implications for existing firms, regulators, and the workforce at large. This paper draws upon firm-level data to better understand how new forms of service delivery have...

I examine whether local bank finance facilitated the transition to a service-based economy in the U.S. I identify a causal role for local finance in service job creation. I use county-level changes to alcohol laws as demand shocks to service employers across a subsample of U.S. counties....

Irgendwann wird die Corona-Pandemie überwunden sein und nichts mehr so, wie es vorher war. Welche ökonomischen Entwicklungen sind zu erwarten? Der Autor, profunder Konjunktur- und Branchenanalyst, macht 7 Makrotrends aus, die er hier auf Dienstleistungsökonomie, Globalisierung,...

The state of São Paulo at mid 20th century -- Industry 1950-2020 in the capital and metropolitan region -- São Paulo agriculture -- The growth of a service and trade economy -- Demographic change in São Paulo since 1950 -- Societal changes : household, families, women & work -- Societal...

Moderne Dienstleistungsgesellschaften sind wenig produktiv. Das sagen nationale und internationale Gremien immer wieder. Dabei ist die Feststellung ein Rätsel: Wie kann es sein, dass immer mehr in Produktionsmittel investiert wird – Stichwort Digitalisierung – und die Wirtschaft dabei immer...

1. General Introduction The 13th Five-Year Plan: Economic Transformation and Structural Reform -- 2. Industrial Change as a Turning Point from Industry Orientation to Service Orientation -- 3. Urbanization as a Turning Point from Scale to Population -- 4. Consumption Pattern as a Turning Point...

This paper investigates the role of the rise of services in the narrowing of gender gaps in hours and wages in recent decades. We document the between-industry component of the rise in female work for the U.S., and propose a model economy with goods, services and home production, in which women...

This paper investigates the role of the rise of services in the narrowing of gender gaps in hours and wages in recent decades. We document the between-industry component of the rise in female work for the U.S., and propose a model economy with goods, services and home production, in which women...

Services employ an ever-increasing share of workers in all OECD countries. This trend is likely to continue as it reflects deep structural forces, such as increasing consumption of services with rising incomes and population ageing and the growing role of intangible assets. Services are very...

Dienstleistungen sind in Deutschland tragende Säulen für Wertschöpfung und Beschäftigung. Sie sind so vielfältig wie komplex und reichen von personenbezogenen Dienstleistungen bis hin etwa zu Dienstleistungssystemen in produzierenden Bereichen oder im Energie-, Mobilitäts- und...

The literature has established two robust stylised facts: (i) the existence of a firm size-wage premium; and (ii) a positive relationship between firm size and productivity. However, the existing evidence is mainly based on manufacturing data only. With manufacturing nowadays accounting for a...

This paper identifies the varieties and dynamics of service economies in Europe, analysing the role of knowledge base and innovative efforts and their evolution across time and countries. Results based on aggregated macroeconomic data indicate that there is no convergence trend towards a single...

The paper addresses an often neglected question in labour market research: to which extent do outcomes aggregated on the national level disguise occupational diversity in employment conditions? In particular, how and why do occupational groups differ with regard to the incidence of non-standard...