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Priorities and Directions for Future Productivity Research: The Need for Historical Perspective

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This article identifies three priorities for future productivity research: intangible assets, a better understanding of the impact of innovation on productivity, and a bridging of the gap between firm-level measures of productivity and industry-level and aggregate measures. It also makes the case for greater emphasis on historical measurement of productivity performance in the tradition of Angus Maddison.

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  • Bart van Ark, 2014. "Priorities and Directions for Future Productivity Research: The Need for Historical Perspective," International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, vol. 27, pages 17-19, Fall.
    • Handle: RePEc:sls:ipmsls:v:27:y:2014:4
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    Keywords

    Productivity Research; Intangible Assets; Innovation; Productivity Measurement; Angus Maddison;
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    JEL classification:

    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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