The measurement of productivity is a complex task. The OECD has recently released a comprehensive manual or guide to the measurement of industry-level and aggregate productivity. In the fifth article, Paul Schreyer from the OECD and the author of the OECD productivity manual provides an overview...

International productivity comparisons have traditionally focused on productivity growth rates. International productivity level comparisons are much more complex, requiring comparable industry data and estimates of purchasing power at a detailed industry level. The International Comparisons of...

What have we learned about productivity in the past two decades? In this article, Andrew Sharpe from the Centre for the Study of Living Standards reviews a recently published NBER volume entitled New Development in Productivity Analysis, edited by Charles R. Hulten, Edwin R. Dean, and Michael J....

In this article, Jeffrey I. Bernstein of Carleton University, Richard G. Harris from Simon Fraser University, and Andrew Sharpe from the Centre for the Study of Living Standards provide a comprehensive analysis of the widening of the Canada-US manufacturing productivity gap. Since 1994, labour...

Using French data on industrial firms over the period 1989-2001, the authors estimate a "flexible" Translog production function that accounts for the volumes and durations of factor utilization. They draw on the framework proposed by Blundell and Bond (2000), assuming that serially correlated...

Although a number of studies have demonstrated the importance of the degree of factor utilization in economic analysis, the impact of the durations of utilization in a production function remains largely unknown, particularly in terms of the duration of equipment utilization. Using French data...

La durée d’utilisation des équipements dans l’industrie manufacturière a enregistré en 2009 une baisse historique, selon l’enquête de la Banque de France. Une hausse de 0,8 % est prévue pour 2010.

En 2006, la durée d’utilisation des équipements (DUE) a augmenté dans l’industrie, grâce à un recours plus important au travail posté et une utilisation renforcée des capacités.

La Durée d’utilisation des équipements (DUE) productifs de l’industrie augmente en 2007; le travail posté progresse et la durée du travail s’allonge. Les entreprises éprouvent certaines difficultés pour ajuster leur DUE notamment à cause du manque de main d’oeuvre qualifiée.