Economic Growth in the OECD Area : Recent Trends at the Aggregate and Sectoral Level

Stefano Scarpetta ; Andrea Bassanini ; Dirk Pilat ; Paul Schreyer

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: human capital;    economic growth;    productivity;    investment;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/843888182178

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

This paper discusses growth performance in the OECD countries over the past two decades. Special attention is given to developments in labour productivity, allowing for human capital accumulation, and multifactor productivity (MFP), allowing for changes in the composition and quality of physical capital. The paper suggests wide (and growing) disparities in GDP per capita growth, while differences in labour productivity have remained broadly stable. These patterns are explained by different employment growth rates across countries. In the most recent years, a rise in MFP growth in ICT-related industries has boosted aggregate growth in some countries (e.g. the United States) ...