Output, Input and Productivity Measures at the Industry Level: The EU KLEMS Database

TY - JOUR

T1 - Output, Input and Productivity Measures at the Industry Level: The EU KLEMS Database

AU - O'Mahony, Mary

AU - Timmer, Marcel P.

PY - 2009/6

Y1 - 2009/6

N2 - This article describes the contents and the construction of the EU KLEMS Growth and Productivity Accounts. This database contains industry-level measures of output, inputs and productivity for 25 European countries, Japan and the US for the period from 1970 onwards. The article considers the methodology employed in constructing the database and shows how it can be useful in comparing productivity trends. Although growth accounts are the organising principle, it is argued that the database is useful for a wider range of applications. We give some guidance to prudent use and indicate possible extensions.

AB - This article describes the contents and the construction of the EU KLEMS Growth and Productivity Accounts. This database contains industry-level measures of output, inputs and productivity for 25 European countries, Japan and the US for the period from 1970 onwards. The article considers the methodology employed in constructing the database and shows how it can be useful in comparing productivity trends. Although growth accounts are the organising principle, it is argued that the database is useful for a wider range of applications. We give some guidance to prudent use and indicate possible extensions.

KW - TECHNOLOGY

KW - PANEL

KW - PRICE

KW - US

KW - RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT

KW - GROWTH

KW - UNITED-STATES

KW - COST

KW - ICT

KW - EUROPE

U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02280.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02280.x

M3 - Article

SN - 0013-0133

VL - 119

SP - F374-F403

JO - Economic Journal

JF - Economic Journal

IS - 538

ER -