This is an explanatory article covering the latest methodological improvements on how labour productivity statistics are produced, including a methodological analysis on calculating the labour share.
Publications
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Improvements to the latest Labour productivity bulletin: October 2018
The article explains the main methodological and presentational improvements to the latest Labour productivity bulletin that will be published in October 2018.
Methodoleg
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Estimating the impact of the self-employed in the labour share
Explores the labour share, considering the approaches used to adjust it for mixed income and international comparisons.
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