A consistent measure of hours worked for international productivity comparisons

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2018
Volume: 166
Issue: C
Pages: 14-17

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Abstract

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.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:166:y:2018:i:c:p:14-17
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29