The accuracy of the BLS productivity measures.
Despite recent progress, measurement and conceptual problems may be producing underrated figures for overall productivity growth. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has made ongoing attempts to improve its productivity measures, but it is aware of shortcomings. Commentators have questioned why pr...
| Publicado en: | Monthly Labor Review Vol. 122; no. 2; pp. 24 - 35 |
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US Department of Labor
February 1999
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