In order to examine productivity waves and convergence processes, we study productivity
trends, trend breaks, and levels for 13 advanced countries between 1890 and 2012. We …

It is widely recognized that information technology was critical to the dramatic acceleration of
US labor productivity growth in the mid 1990s. This paper traces the evolution of productivity …

Using a dynamic factor model that allows for changes in both the long-run growth rate of
output and the volatility of business cycles, we document a significant decline in long-run …

This paper analyzes the sources of US productivity growth in recent years using both
aggregate and industry-level data. We confirm the central role for information technology (IT) …

This paper analyzes the industry origins of the American growth resurgence by examining
output, input, and productivity growth of 85 component industries for the period 1960 to …

This paper analyses the impacts of information and communications technology on output
and labour productivity growth in Finland in 1995–2005. Information and communications …

This paper examines the declining volatility of US output growth from a production
perspective. At the aggregate level, increased output stability reflects decreased volatility in …

Using a new and original database, our paper contributes to the growth accounting literature
with three original aspects: First, it covers a long period from the early 60's to 2019, just …

This paper develops a Schumpeterian approach to structural change, by grafting the role of
business cycles and creative destruction into the growth retardation theory. The context of …

What accounts for the exceptional TFP growth performance in some ICT-using industries
after the mid-1990s in the USA and some other OECD countries? Productivity gains in the …