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Revisiting Productivity Dynamics in Europe: A New Measure of Utilization-Adjusted TFP Growth

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  • Diego A. Comin
  • Javier Quintana
  • Tom G. Schmitz
  • Antonella Trigari

Abstract

We compute new estimates of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth in the five largest European economies. Our estimates account for positive profits and use firm surveys to proxy for unobserved changes in factor utilization. These novelties have a major impact: our estimated TFP growth series are substantially less volatile and less cyclical than the ones obtained with standard methods. Based on our approach, we provide annual industry-level and aggregate TFP series, as well as the first estimates of profit and utilization-adjusted quarterly TFP growth in Europe.

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  • Diego A. Comin & Javier Quintana & Tom G. Schmitz & Antonella Trigari, 2023. "Revisiting Productivity Dynamics in Europe: A New Measure of Utilization-Adjusted TFP Growth," NBER Working Papers 31006, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    • Handle: RePEc:nbr:nberwo:31006
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    1. Gantert, Konstantin, 2022. "The impact of active aggregate demand on utilisation-adjusted TFP," IWH Discussion Papers 9/2022, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH).
    2. Tomás R. Martinez & Thiago Trafane Oliveira Santos, 2024. "Disentangling Brazilian TFP: the role of misallocation in recent economic cycles," Working Papers Series 609, Central Bank of Brazil, Research Department.
    3. Gantert, Konstantin, 2022. "The Impact of Active Aggregate Demand on Utilization-Adjusted TFP," VfS Annual Conference 2022 (Basel): Big Data in Economics 264103, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    4. Lehmann, Robert & Zarges, Lara, 2025. "What drives German trend output growth? A sectoral view," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 174(C).
    5. Henri Keränen & Sakari Lähdemäki, 2020. "Identification of fiscal SVARs in small open economies using trading partner forecast errors as instruments," Working Papers 330, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE.
    6. Diego A. Comin & Javier Quintana Gonzalez & Tom G. Schmitz & Antonella Trigari, 2020. "A New Measure of Utilization-adjusted TFP Growth for Europe and the United States," NBER Working Papers 28008, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    7. Diego Comin & Javier Quintana & Tom Schmitz & Antonella Trigari, 2021. "Measuring TFP: The role of profits, adjustment costs, and capacity utilization," Working Papers 2143, Banco de España.
    8. Comin, Diego & Quintana Gonzalez, Javier & Schmitz, Tom & Trigari, Antonella, 2020. "Revisiting Productivity Dynamics in Europe: A New Measure of Utilization-Adjusted TFP Growth," CEPR Discussion Papers 15402, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    9. Josh Martin & Kyle Jones, 2023. "An Occupation and Asset-Driven Approach to Capital Utilization Adjustment in Productivity Statistics," NBER Chapters, in: Technology, Productivity, and Economic Growth, pages 285-322, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    10. Piton, Sophie, 2021. "Economic integration and unit labour costs," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
    11. Josh Martin & Kyle Jones, 2022. "An Occupation and Asset Driven Approach to Capital Utilisation Adjustment in Productivity Statistics," Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) Discussion Papers ESCoE DP-2022-11, Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE).

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    • E01 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth; Environmental Accounts

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