The oecd productivity manual the centre for the study of living. Numbertwo, spring 2001 37 the oecd productivity manual. Capital services are the productive inputs, per period, that flow to production from a capital asset. It measures how efficiently labour input is combined with other factors of production and used in the production process. Following the presentation of available regional uk productivity results, subsequent sections in the paper address the opportunity to improve results at the firmlevel. Measuring productivity oecd manual measurement of aggregate and industrylevel productivity growth measures of productivity growth constitute core indicators for the analysis of economic growth.
Oecd compendium of productivity indicators 2017 organisation for economic cooperation and development oecd labour productivity, measured as gross domestic product gdp per hour worked multifactor productivity to include capital and other inputs measuring productivity oecd manual 2001 organisation for economic cooperation. The paper examines a range of issues related to the measurement of productivity growth, including the choice of output measure gross output versus value added, the measurement of output, labour and capital input, as well as index number issues. The final draft of this manual was declassified by the oecd. Measurement of aggregate and industry level productivity growth 2001 edition. For small businesses, measuring productivity in terms of profit is often seen as the preferred method because its simple, and cuts right to the chase. No formal status, but indicates desirable properties of productivity measures. The focus of productivity measurement has shifted from the economy as a whole to individual industries, especially those involved in the production and use of it. Oecd glossary of statistical terms capital services definition. Final report measurement of government output and productivity for the national accounts 2005 sir tony atkinson. Defining output as simply the number of models or prototypes completed does not begin to capture these workers.
Several statistical offices publish productivity accounting handbooks and manuals with detailed accounting instructions and definitions. Measuring productivity 2001 edition manual, methodology. Measuring productivity paul schreyer and dirk pilat table of contents. Paul schreyers oecd 2001 manual, measuring productivity has established international standards for economywide and industrylevel productivity measurement. Measurement of aggregate and industrylevel productivity growth 2001 edition. The oecd and eurostat have coordinated their collection of data since 2001. Hours worked include all hours effectively used in production, whether paid or not, but they exclude hours not used in production e. Measuring the digital economy a new perspective the growing role of the digital economy in daily life has heightened demand for new data and measurement tools. Organisation for economic cooperation and development oecd. Measurement of aggregate and industrylevel productivity growth find. A more recent discussion can be found in eurostat 2001, handbook on. Material productivity is a composite indicator of gdp and material consumption. The manual comes in three parts a first part with a nontechnical description with the main concepts and steps involved in measuring capital.
Global forum on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. Oecd manual, annex 1 glossary of technical terms used in the manual, oecd, 2001. Measurement of aggregate and industrylevel productivity growth. Measurement of aggregate and industrylevel productivity growth find, read and cite all the. Traditional measures of productivity in healthcare there are several distinct productivity concepts. The paper primarily focuses on measurement and comparability issues, leaving the detailed analysis and interpretation of productivity to. Labour input is defined as total hours worked of all persons engaged in production.
So measuring productivity at your company by the amount of profit generated makes perfect sense. It draws on the oecd productivity manual and on recent oecd work on productivity levels. Jan 21, 2019 for productivity measures, labour input is most appropriately defined by the total number of hours actually worked by all persons engaged in production, i. Measurement of aggregate and industrylevel productivity growth 2001 edition measuring capital oecd manual second edition 2009 edition on a scale of 15, please rate the helpfulness of this article. In addition to its obvious policy and research value, improved measures of productivity. The measuring productivity oecd manual is the first comprehensive guide to the various productivity measures aimed at statisticians, researchers and analysts involved in constructing industrylevel productivity indicators. Measurement of aggregate and industrylevel productivity growth, oecd publications, france. Measuring capital oecd manual 2009 the measurement of consumption of fixed capital remains a key reason for capital measurement but two additional objectives have increasingly gained in importance.
Productivity is usually measured as the rate at which energy or biomass is produced per unit area per unit time. Industry committee in february 2001, and is available in electronic. A guide to the measurement of industrylevel and aggregate productivity. The ageefficiency profile of an asset describes the change usually the decline in the efficiency of an asset as it ages.
The oecd publishes an annual compendium of productivity indicators that includes both labor and multifactor measures of productivity. Often, a productivity measure is expressed as the ratio of an aggregate output. Oecd productivity manual a guide to the measurement of industrylevel and aggregate productivity growth. Sep 11, 2017 this manual presents the theoretical foundations to productivity measurement, and discusses implementation and measurement issues. O ne of the common simplest way to get output ratios is to compare physical output measures, such as volume, weight, area. The manual presents the theoretical foundations to productivity measurement, and. Party undertook a project to compile a manual on productivity measurement. The text is accompanied by empirical examples from oecd countries. The importance of measuring productivity in higher education.
The oecd measuring productivity manual is the first comprehensive guide to the various productivity measures aimed at statisticians, researchers and analysts involved in constructing industrylevel productivity indicators. This chapter presents the methods for measuring material productivity. The innovations of jorgenson, gollop, and fraumeni drastically increased the relative importance of investments in human and nonhuman capital as sources of economic growth. The oecd has recently released a comprehensive manual or guide to the measurement of industrylevel and aggregate productivity. The oecd measuring productivity manual is the first comprehensive guide to the various productivity measures aimed at statisticians, researchers and analysts involved in constructing industrylevel productivity indicators this manual presents the theoretical foundations to productivity measurement, and discusses implementation and measurement issues. Every productivity measure, implicitly or explicitly, relates to a specific producer unit.
Multifactor productivity mfp reflects the overall efficiency with which labour and capital inputs are used together in the production process. Organization for economic cooperation and development. In addition, the unesco institute for statistics uis is cooperating with the other international. Measuring productivity oecd manual office for national statistics uk productivity handbook. This manual presents the theoretical foundations to productivity measurement, and discusses implementation and measurement issues. For productivity measures, labour input is most appropriately defined by the total number of hours actually worked by all persons engaged in production, i. The manual also offers a brief discussion of the interpretation and use of productivity measures.
A guide to the measurement of industrylevel and aggregate. Short term economic statistics timeliness framework oecd international recommendations for industrial statistics united nations, 2008 icls resolution concerning the measurement of working time 18th icls, 2008 measuring productivity oecd manualoecd, 2001. Nov 25, 20 this chapter presents the methods for measuring material productivity. The oecd productivity manual is the first comprehensive guide to the various productivity measures and addresses statisticians, researchers and analysts who are involved in constructing industrylevel productivity indicators. This work is published on the oecd ilibrary, which gathers all oecd books, periodicals and statistical databases. Aulinahmavaara, pirkko, the sna93 values as a consistent framework for productivity measurement. The manual presents the theoretical foundations to productivity measurement, and discusses implementation and.
The oecd productivity manual is the first comprehensive guide to the various productivity measures aimed at statisticians, researchers and analysts involved in. Productivity describes various measures of the efficiency of production. The text is accompanied by empirical examples from oecd countries and by numerical examples to enhance its readability. Measuring productivity oecd manual capacity development. Labor productivity measures can be used at firm, industry, or country level. Oecd 2008, 14 gdp is, for this purpose, only a very rough measure. Related publication this manual provides a link with measuring capital oecd manual. Efficiency in this context refers to the assets ability to produce a quantity of capital services for a given amount of inputs. The oecd measuring productivity manual is the first comprehensive guide to the various. The data depicts varied productivity results with some cities, counties and regions performing above or below the uk average. The value of capital services is the quantity of services provided by the asset multiplied by the price of those services. The theory and measurement of productivity statistics is described in detail in the oecd manual on productivity measurement.
For a complete discussion on the alternative choices for output, e. However, there are many different approaches to productivity measurement and. A comparison of gross output and valueadded methods of. This paper focuses on the practical aspects of measuring nonmarket output, and thus provides relevant background for statistics new zealands feasibility study into the measurement of nonmarket output and productivity. Their approach to growth accounting was adopted as the international standard in measuring productivity, the oecd manual by paul schreyer published in 2001.
Labor productivity relates to the total goods and services that a worker produces in a given interval of time, usually an hour. Measurement of aggregate and industrylevel productivity growth organisation for economic cooperation and develop, oecd on. Implementation for market sector industries in new zealand is set out in productivity statistics. Measurement of aggregate and industrylevel productivity growth by oecd organisation for economic cooperation and develop isbn. Measuring productive efficiency in inputoutput models by. Oecd productivity manual oecd, 2001a different levels of productivity require different ratios of output and ratios of inputs between two or more countries. Measuring government sector productivity in new zealand. Measuring productivity oecd manual measurement of aggregate.
The most important productivity measurement issues have recently been brought together in the oecd productivity manual oecd, 2001a and part of the. The most commonly used singlefactor productivity measure is labor productivity, the total output per hour of work. Gdp per hour worked is a measure of labour productivity. The oecds measuring productivity oecd 2001 sets out the methodology and concepts. Swamps and marshes present at the interface of land and water have net productivity ranging from 900 to 3300 gm2yr. Measuring productivity research papers in economics.
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