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Productivity in the Netherlands
Author:
Mr. Sakai Ando
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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2020: Issue 155
Language:
English
Publication Date:
07 Aug 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513552484.001
ISBN:
9781513552484
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
16
Keywords:
WP; productivity growth; productivity-enhancing investment; high-productivity mining; low-productivity sector; capital section; productivity slowdown; Productivity; Labor markets; Employment; Information technology in revenue administration; Global; labor-market duality
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Although GDP growth in the Netherlands has recently been stronger than in peer countries, the main contributor has been the growth in labor. If GDP is divided by labor, productivity growth appears to have been slower than in peers. This chapter discusses both exogenous and endogenous factors behind the disappointing productivity growth in the Netherlands and derives policy implications.
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