Divergences in productivity between Europe and the United States : measuring and explaining productivity gaps between developed countries / edited by Gilbert Cette, Michel Fouquin, Hans-Werner Sinn

Papers from a seminar held at the Royaumont Abbey on 22 and 23 March 2004, and organized by the Banque de France, CEPII, and the Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction : measuring and explaining productivity gaps between developed countries / Gilbert Cette, Michel Fouquin and Hans-Werner Sinn -- Comparing growth in GDP and labour productivity : measurement issues / Nadim Ahmad, François Lequiller, Pascal Marianna, Dirk Pilat, Paul Schreyer and Anita Wölft -- The breaks in per capita productivity : trends in a number of industrial countries / Tristan Pierre-Maury and Bertrand Pluyaud -- ICT diffusion and potential output growth / Gilbert Cette, Jacques Mairesse and Yusuf Kocogluc -- Yeasty investment and mushroom productivity growth : an industry perspective on European and American performance, 1987-2003 / Robert Inklaar and Marcel P. Timmer -- Growth patterns in the OECD area : evidence from the aggregate, industry and firm level / Dirk Pilat -- Information technology and the G7 economies / Dale W. Jorgenson -- Productivity, innovation and ICT in old and new Europe / Bart van Ark and Marcin Piatkowski -- Information technology and the Japanese economy / Dale W. Jorgenson and Kazuyuki Motohashi -- Outsourcing and productivity growth : sectoral evidence from Germany / Theo Eicher, Thomas Fuchs and Hans-Günther Vieweg -- Determinants of productivity per employee : an empirical estimation using panel data / Nicolas Belorgey, Rémy Lecat and Tristan-Pierre Maury -- Labour quality and skill biased technological change in France / Johanna Melka and Laurence Nayman