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Comparative labour productivity performance in Chinese manufacturing, 1952-1997 : An ICOP PPP approach

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  • Wu, Harry X.

    (Groningen University)

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This study joins the debate of whether Chinese manufacturing has experienced a significant catch-up with or a process of falling behind the world’s advanced economies. It calculates a new set of industry-of-origin China-US PPPs for major manufacturing industries at 1987 prices. Then using a newly constructed data set, it derives China’s comparative labour productivity level in manufacturing for 1952-97. The results show that China’s comparative labour productivity increased from about 3.0 in 1952 to 7.6 in 1997 (USA=100), but with a long stagnation at around 4.5 between 1958 and 1990. A clear catch-up process has been observed since the 1990s when China’s market-oriented reform deepened.

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  • Wu, Harry X., 2001. "Comparative labour productivity performance in Chinese manufacturing, 1952-1997 : An ICOP PPP approach," GGDC Research Memorandum 200149, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen.
    • Handle: RePEc:gro:rugggd:200149
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    5. Robert J. Hill, 2004. "Constructing Price Indexes across Space and Time: The Case of the European Union," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 94(5), pages 1379-1410, December.

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