Lessons from Productivity Comparisons of Germany, Japan, and the United States

Germany, Japan and the United States are the three largest mature economies and set the productivity frontier in most industries. In aggregate, Germany caught up to US productivity by the 1990s but Japan remains well below the leaders and has the potential for faster growth. The article estimates th...

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Main Authors: Martin Neil Baily, Barry P. Bosworth, Siddhi Doshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre for the Study of Living Standards 2020-04-01
Series:International Productivity Monitor
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Online Access:http://www.csls.ca/ipm/38/Baily_Bosworth_Doshi.pdf