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Comparative productivity in British and German manufacturing before World War II: reconciling direct benchmark estimates and time series projections

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Broadberry, Stephen and Burhop, Carsten (2007) Comparative productivity in British and German manufacturing before World War II: reconciling direct benchmark estimates and time series projections. Journal of Economic History, The, Vol.67 (No.2). pp. 315-349. doi:10.1017/S0022050707000125

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Abstract

This article provides a new benchmark estimate of comparative Germany/U.K. labor productivity in manufacturing for circa 1907, and experiments with alternative German manufacturing production indices for time series projection from a circa 1935 benchmark. A consistent picture of broadly similar levels of manufacturing labor productivity in Britain and Germany throughout the period 1871–1938 is established. We also show that a substantial German productivity lead had already emerged in heavy industry by 1907, but was offset by a substantial British productivity lead in light industry. For the pre-1914 period, an additional check is provided using nominal income-based estimates.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain
D History General and Old World > DD Germany
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Industrial productivity -- Measurement, Industrial productivity -- Great Britain, Industrial productivity -- Germany, Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945, Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 20th century, Germany -- Economic conditions -- 1888-1918, Germany -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Economic History, The
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISSN: 0022-0507
Official Date: 29 May 2007
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29 May 2007Published
Volume: Vol.67
Number: No.2
Page Range: pp. 315-349
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050707000125
Status: Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
Funder: European Commission (EC)
Grant number: MRTN-CT-2004-512439 (EC-MCA)

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