The Norwegian productivity puzzle is rooted in three seemingly contradictory "facts": First, Norway is one of the most … productive OECD countries. Second, Norway has experienced high growth in productivity. Third, Norway has a relatively low level … demonstrate that labour productivity in Norway is not particularly high when using production purchasing power parities instead of …

aggregate productivity growth. The framework is not derived from economic theory and it implies that productivity levels … determine the contribution from reallocation and firm turnover. In this paper, I outline an index for aggregate productivity … productivity growth should be based on the profitability, and not the productivity, of these firms. …

Productivity data on the business sector, which covers around 75% of the economy, provide important information on the … evolution of living standards. The data on multifactor productivity (MFP) growth and labor productivity growth produced by the … labour productivity data produce a reverse picture. This is the Canada-US Productivity Paradox. In this study, we investigate …

Productivity data on the business sector, which covers around 75% of the economy, provide important information on the … evolution of living standards. The data on multifactor productivity (MFP) growth and labor productivity growth produced by the … labour productivity data produce a reverse picture. This is the Canada-US Productivity Paradox. In this study, we investigate …

The Norwegian productivity puzzle is rooted in three seemingly contradictory “facts”: First, Norway is one of the most … productive OECD countries. Second, Norway has experienced high growth in productivity. Third, Norway has a relatively low level … demonstrate that labour productivity in Norway is not particularly high when using production purchasing power parities instead of …

Industry productivity is obtained by aggregation of firm productivities and inclusion of the appropriate allocative …