Divergences in Productivity Between Europe and the United States

Edited by Gilbert Cette, NEOMA Business School, Michel Fouquin, Advisor to the CEPII, Professor, FASSE Catholic University of Paris, France and Hans-Werner Sinn, President, Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Professor of Economics and Public Finance and Director, Center for Economic Studies, University of Munich, Germany

• Contents:Introduction: Measuring and Explaining Productivity Gaps BetweenDeveloped CountriesGilbert Cette, Michel Fouquin, Hans-Werner Sinn1. Comparing Growth in GDP and Labour Productivity:Measurement IssuesNadim Ahmad, François Lequiller, Pascal Marianna, Dirk Pilat,Paul Schreyer and Anita Wölfl2. The Breaks in Per Capita Productivity: Trends in a Number of Industrial CountriesTristan-Pierre Maury and Bertrand Pluyaud3. ICT Diffusion and Potential Output GrowthGilbert Cette, Jacques Mairesse, Yusuf Kocogluc4. Yeasty Investment and Mushroom Productivity Growth: An IndustryPerspective on European and American Performance, 1987–2003Robert Inklaar and Marcel P. Timmer5. Growth Patterns in the OECD Area: Evidence from the Aggregate,Industry and Firm LevelDirk Pilat6. Information Technology and the G7 Economies Dale W. Jorgenson7. Productivity, Innovation and ICT in Old and New EuropeBart van Ark and Marcin Piatkowski8. Information Technology and the Japanese Economy Dale W. Jorgenson and Kazuyuki Motohashi9. Outsourcing and Productivity Growth: Sectoral Evidence from GermanyTheo Eicher, Thomas Fuchs and Hans-Günther Vieweg10. Determinants of Productivity per Employee: An Empirical Estimation using Panel DataNicolas Belorgey, Rémy Lecat and Tristan-Pierre Maury11. Labour Quality and Skill Biased Technological Change in FranceJohanna Melka and Laurence NaymanIndex