Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7349009 | Economics Letters | 2018 | 12 Pages |
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.
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Authors
Asger M. Wingender,