Labour productivity distribution (dispersion) is studied within the framework of statistical physics and the result is compared with the outcome of the empirical analysis. Superstatistics is presented as a natural theoretical framework for the productivity distribution. The demand index ê is...

Deutschland schneidet trotz akzeptabler Produktivitätsfortschritte beim Wirtschaftswachstum im internationalen Vergleich seit geraumer Zeit schlecht ab. Dazu trägt vor allem das deutlich gesunkene Arbeitsvolumen bei. Die Jahresarbeitszeit und die Erwerbstätigenquote sind in Deutschland in den...

This study describes the state of the art in the measurement of intangible capital and its contribution to economic growth, with a focus on an international comparison of intangible investment intensity and intangible capital deepening among eleven advanced economies. By employing a broad...