{"product_id":"sources-of-productivity-growth-hardback-9780521554374","title":"Sources of Productivity Growth (Hardback) 9780521554374","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSources of Productivity Growth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1996 book examines the surges in productivity that have occurred in a number of countries throughout the world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid G. Mayes (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521554374, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 March 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e410 pages, 66 b\/w illus.  102 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3 cm, 0.69 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...the great virtue of this volume is its emphasis on the magnitude and determinants of productivity change at microeconomic levels....This volume makes a significant contribution...\"    C.A. Knox Lovell, Journal of Economic Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOver the past few decades there have been surges in productivity in a number of countries, in particular in the UK under the Thatcher government. Explanations of these changes have not been satisfactory. This compelling 1996 book examines the data relating to these changes at an individual establishment level. Chapters cover the UK, the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, Belgium, Norway and Sweden, and comparisons also include Germany and the Netherlands. Using a variety of the most up-to-date methods of analysis, the contributors show that there is no single simple explanation. Changes in competitive conditions, skills, innovation and the growth of small firms all have their part to play, as does the widespread closure of the least productive establishments.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction David G. Mayes\u003cbr\u003e 2. Productivity growth in the 1980s Melanie Lansbury and David Mayes\u003cbr\u003e 3. Entry, exit, ownership and the growth of productivity  Melanie Lansbury and David Mayes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Shifts in the production frontier and the distribution of efficiency Melanie Lansbury and David Mayes\u003cbr\u003e 5. Productivity, quality and the production process. A comment of chapters 2–4 Keith Cowling and Guy Vernon\u003cbr\u003e 6. Productivity, machinery and skills in engineering: an Anglo-Dutch comparison Geoff Mason and Bart van Ark\u003cbr\u003e 7. Knowledge, increasing returns and the UK production function Gavin Cameron and John Muellbauer\u003cbr\u003e 8. Anglo-German productivity performance since 1973 Mary O'Mahony and Karin Wagner\u003cbr\u003e 9. Productivity at the plant and industry levels in Australia Chris Harris\u003cbr\u003e 10. Nonparametric approaches to the assessment of the relative efficiency of bank branches Henry Tulkens and Amador Malnero\u003cbr\u003e 11. Productivity growth, plant turnover and restructuring in the Canadian manufacturing sector John R. Baldwin\u003cbr\u003e 12. Downsizing and productivity growth: myth or reality? Martin Neil Baily, Eric J. Bartelsman and John Haltiwanger\u003cbr\u003e 13. Sources of productivity slowdown in Swedish manufacturing 1964–89 Bo Walfridson and Lennart Hjalmarsson\u003cbr\u003e 14. Productivity of Norwegian establishments: a Malmquist index approach Finn R. Førsund\u003cbr\u003e 15. X-inefficiency in measured technical inefficiency Akio Torii\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Labour economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Labour economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Labour%20economics%20%5BKCF%5D%22\"\u003eKCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46065978081560,"sku":"9780521554374","price":70.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521554374i.jpg?v=1691408521","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sources-of-productivity-growth-hardback-9780521554374","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}