Is the fall in overall productivity growth in the United States and other developed countries related to the rising share of the service sectors in the economy? Since services represent well over half of the U.S. gross national product, it is also important to ask whether these sectors have had a slow rate of growth, as this would act as a major drag on the productivity growth of the overall economy and on its competitive performance. In this timely volume, leading experts from government and academia argue that faulty statistics have prevented a clear understanding of these issues.
| ISBN: | 9780226308852 |
| Publication date: | 30th December 1992 |
| Author: | Zvi Griliches |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press an imprint of The University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 567 pages |
| Series: | NBER - Studies in Income and Wealth |
| Genres: |
Hospitality and service industries Corporate finance |