Measurement problems with respect to labour productivity growth - Illustrated by a comparison of Switzerland with the United States;Messprobleme bei der ermittlung des wachstums der arbeitsproduktivität - Dargestelit anhand eines vergleichs der Schweiz mit den USA

Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik

Volumn 226, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 418-435

  Hartwig, Jochen ^a,b  

^a WEH E7 ^*

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Deflation methods; Productivity measurement; Statistical artefacts; Switzerland; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748522388     PISSN: 00214027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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