Productivity and Sustainable Consumption in OECD Countries: 1980-2005

Productivity growth is the main long-run determinant of living standards. However, there are some distinctions between productivity growth as conventionally measured and the potential of the economy to raise living standards. Specifically, insofar as the share of depreciation in output increases, th...

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Main Authors: Dean Baker, David Rosnick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre for the Study of Living Standards 2007-09-01
Series:International Productivity Monitor
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Online Access:http://www.csls.ca/ipm/15/IPM-15-baker-e.pdf