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Three Fundamental Productivity Concepts: Principles and Measurement

In: Joan Robinson and Modern Economic Theory

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  • William J. Baumol
  • Edward N. Wolff

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The literature on productivity devotes considerable and deserved attention to a variety of measurement problems and to distinctions such as that between labor productivity and total factor productivity. However, some of the basic definitional issues that arise implicitly in many of the discussions do not seem to have been examined to the degree they merit. In this paper, we contrast three different basic concepts of productivity, discuss the differences in their interpretation and significance, and then demonstrate empirically that use of different notions of productivity can give rise to great differences in measurements of productivity growth.

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  • William J. Baumol & Edward N. Wolff, 1989. "Three Fundamental Productivity Concepts: Principles and Measurement," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: George R. Feiwel (ed.), Joan Robinson and Modern Economic Theory, chapter 22, pages 638-659, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-08633-7_22
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-08633-7_22
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