World KLEMS: Productivity and Economic Growth in the World Economy: An Introduction

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Abstract

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.

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