Wednesday, February 20, 2008
[IWS] INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF PRODUCTIVITY [19 February 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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National Statistics (UK)
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF PRODUCTIVITY [19 February 2008]
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/icp0208.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
[excerpt]
The latest International Comparisons of Productivity (ICP) estimates show revisions to current price productivity levels for all G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US). This is due to revisions by Eurostat and OECD to the purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factors, particularly with respect to the US, Canada and Japan, as well as updated labour input data for France.
Includes TABLES & CHARTS.....
[Thanks to Shirl Kennedy at Docuticker.com for the tip].
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
National Statistics (UK)
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF PRODUCTIVITY [19 February 2008]
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/icp0208.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
[excerpt]
The latest International Comparisons of Productivity (ICP) estimates show revisions to current price productivity levels for all G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US). This is due to revisions by Eurostat and OECD to the purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factors, particularly with respect to the US, Canada and Japan, as well as updated labour input data for France.
Includes TABLES & CHARTS.....
[Thanks to Shirl Kennedy at Docuticker.com for the tip].
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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