Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research (Print ISSN: 1533-3590; Online ISSN: 1533-3604)

Abstract

Potential Bias of Knowledge Technology Intensity in Services: Industry Sector and Productivity Growth

Author(s): Jennifer Louis

Overall, productivity growth is also underestimated within the U.S.; despite continuing progress, measuring and abstract barriers stay. The issues concerning idea of productivity growth are targeted on knowledge for the sector, particularly its service parts. Services, generally outlined, embody all manufacturing activities outside the products sector. Productivity within the service sector has not grownup as speedily as productivity within the producing sector. Anecdotal accounts of enhancements in technology thanks to the tactic of measuring for the 2 totally different areas are similar, that is why the measuring is wrong. The productivity knowledge doesn't totally replicate changes within the quality of products and services thanks to the new ideas and concerns that has got to be taken into consideration so as to guage the accomplishments of the service industries, as critical the easy producing industries. Economists need to confirm if the simplest techniques square measure accustomed introduce new, advanced product into the info series. Current techniques don't capture the impact of recent data technology on economic performance. This is often why statistics might facilitate to clear up ambiguities and begin give a recent outlook to properly analyze successes of the service industries as a results of data technology.

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