--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-33/world-klems-productivity-and-economic-growth-in-the-world-economy-an-introduction/" title: "World KLEMS: Productivity and Economic Growth in the World Economy: An Introduction" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-13T07:42:36+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-13T07:42:36+00:00" post_type: "ipm" summary: "" ipm_issue_period: - "Fall 2017" ipm_keyword: - "Asia KLEMS" - "conference" - "EU KLEMS" - "growth accounting" - "introduction" - "Jorgenson" - "LA KLEMS" - "productivity" - "SNA 2008" - "World KLEMS" ipm_research_theme: - "Measurement and methodology" ipm_country_focus: - "Asia" - "Europe" - "International" - "Latin America" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IPM_50_banner.webp" status: "publish" --- # World KLEMS: Productivity and Economic Growth in the World Economy: An Introduction Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-33/world-klems-productivity-and-economic-growth-in-the-world-economy-an-introduction/ # World KLEMS: Productivity and Economic Growth in the World Economy: An Introduction [Download full PDF article](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-33-1-Jorgenson.pdf) Cite this article × Cite this article as: Jorgenson, Dale. 2017. “World KLEMS: Productivity and Economic Growth in the World Economy: An Introduction.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 33 (Fall 2017): 1–7. https://www.csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-33/world-klems-productivity-and-economic-growth-in-the-world-economy-an-introduction/ ## Author: - Dale Jorgenson Department of Economics, Harvard University ## IPM Issue 33 Fall 2017 pp. 1–7 ## Related IPM articles [Efficiency Adjustment of Hours Worked: Two Possible Modifications of a Jorgensen Production Model Barbara Fraumeni Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 103–115](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/efficiency-adjustment-of-hours-worked-two-possible-modifications-of-a-jorgensen-production-model/) [The Relationship between Efficiencies Defenses for Mergers and TFP Growth Robin Shaban Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 82–102](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/the-relationship-between-efficiencies-defenses-for-mergers-and-tfp-growth/) [Adult Skills and Productivity: New Evidence from PIAAC 2023 Dan Andrews, Balázs Égert, Christine de La Maisonneuve Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 41–63](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/adult-skills-and-productivity-new-evidence-from-piaac-2023/) [The Potential Impact of Pro-competitive Regulatory Reforms on Productivity and Growth in Canada Gilbert Cette, Jimmy Lopez, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Océane Vernerey Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 3–40](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/the-potential-impact-of-pro-competitive-regulatory-reforms-on-productivity-and-growth-in-canada/) [Appendix: UK Productivity Growth Rates Across Data Vintages and Studies Josh Martin Spring 2025 | IPM Issue 48 | pp. 65–73](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-48/appendix-uk-productivity-growth-rates-across-data-vintages-and-studies/) [The UK Productivity Slowdown: A Review of Timing, Magnitude, and Drivers Josh Martin Spring 2025 | IPM Issue 48 | pp. 1–34](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-48/the-uk-productivity-slowdown-a-review-of-timing-magnitude-and-drivers/) [Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence for Productivity Francesco Filippucci, Peter Gal, Katharina Laengle, Matthias Schief, Filiz Unsal Spring 2025 | IPM Issue 48 | pp. 1–26](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-48/opportunities-and-risks-of-artificial-intelligence-for-productivity/) [Using Ecosystem Accounting to Integrate the Environment in Measures of Multifactor Productivity Carl Obst Fall 2024 | IPM Issue 47 | pp. 87–108](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-47/using-ecosystem-accounting-to-integrate-the-environment-in-measures-of-multifactor-productivity/) [Eroding Natural Capital: An Alternative Explanation for the Secular Decline in Productivity Growth Christina Caron Fall 2024 | IPM Issue 47 | pp. 109–147](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-47/eroding-natural-capital-an-alternative-explanation-for-the-secular-decline-in-productivity-growth/) [Climate Change and Productivity — An Exploration Dirk Pilat Fall 2024 | IPM Issue 47 | pp. 54–86](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-47/climate-change-and-productivity-an-exploration/) ## Abstract ## Résumé EN FR Copy link Email LinkedIn This article serves as the introduction to Issue 33, which contains papers from the Fourth World KLEMS Conference held at the BBVA Foundation, Madrid, May 23-24, 2016. It provides an overview of the World KLEMS initiative and the volume The World Economy: Growth or Stagnation? (Jorgenson, Fukao and Timmer, 2016) covering more than forty countries. It reviews the status of EU KLEMS, LA KLEMS, and Asia KLEMS regional databases and outlines the SNA 2008 framework for integrating industry-level growth and productivity accounts into national accounts. Cet article sert d’introduction au numéro 33, qui contient des articles de la quatrième Conférence mondiale KLEMS tenue à la Fondation BBVA, Madrid, 23-24 mai 2016. Il fournit un aperçu de l’initiative World KLEMS et du volume The World Economy: Growth or Stagnation? (Jorgenson, Fukao et Timmer, 2016) couvrant plus de quarante pays. Il passe en revue l’état des bases de données régionales EU KLEMS, LA KLEMS et Asia KLEMS et présente le cadre du SCN 2008 pour intégrer les comptes de croissance et de productivité au niveau industriel dans les comptes nationaux. 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