--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-48/the-challenges-of-productivity-measurement-review-article-on-the-measure-of-economies-measuring-productivity-in-an-age-of-technological-change/" title: "The Challenges of Productivity Measurement — Review Article on The Measure of Economies: Measuring Productivity in an Age of Technological Change" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-13T08:15:30+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-17T10:09:51+00:00" post_type: "ipm" summary: "" ipm_issue_period: - "Spring 2025" ipm_keyword: - "digital economy" - "healthcare" - "intangibles" - "productivity measurement" - "public sector" - "Reinsdorf" - "review article" - "Sheiner" - "Syverson" ipm_research_theme: - "Measurement and methodology" ipm_country_focus: - "International" - "United States" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IPM_50_banner.webp" status: "publish" --- # The Challenges of Productivity Measurement — Review Article on The Measure of Economies: Measuring Productivity in an Age of Technological Change Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-48/the-challenges-of-productivity-measurement-review-article-on-the-measure-of-economies-measuring-productivity-in-an-age-of-technological-change/ # The Challenges of Productivity Measurement — Review Article on The Measure of Economies: Measuring Productivity in an Age of Technological Change [Download full PDF article](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-48-7-Syverson.pdf) Cite this article × Cite this article as: Syverson, Chad. 2025. “The Challenges of Productivity Measurement — Review Article on The Measure of Economies: Measuring Productivity in an Age of Technological Change.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 48 (Spring 2025): 139–143. https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-48/the-challenges-of-productivity-measurement-review-article-on-the-measure-of-economies-measuring-productivity-in-an-age-of-technological-change/ ## Author: - Chad Syverson Booth School of Business, University of Chicago ## IPM Issue 48 Spring 2025 pp. 139–143 ## Related IPM articles [Is the SNA Still Useful? 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The editorial and author team, comprising some of our strongest experts on the subject, have compiled a collection of chapters that is both eclectic and timely. They marshal theoretical and empirical analyses to explore a wide range of issues now confronting researchers and practitioners. The chapters describe not just how measurement works at present, but also how things might be done better (often offering practical approaches for getting to that point). The book’s target audience includes researchers, measurement practitioners, and specialized business- or government-sector analysts whose work involves productivity issues. It would serve as an excellent primer for those entering the productivity-analysis sphere, while at the same time offering something to the most seasoned experts. Overall, the volume can serve as a guide in the continued effort to improve productivity measurement. Il s’agit d’un ouvrage important sur un sujet extrêmement important — la mesure de la productivité. L’équipe éditoriale et les auteurs, comprenant certains de nos meilleurs experts sur le sujet, ont compilé un recueil à la fois éclectique et opportun. Ils mobilisent des analyses théoriques et empiriques pour explorer un large éventail de questions auxquelles font face chercheurs et praticiens. Les chapitres décrivent non seulement comment la mesure fonctionne actuellement, mais aussi comment les choses pourraient être mieux faites, offrant souvent des approches pratiques pour y parvenir. Le public cible comprend les chercheurs, les praticiens de la mesure et les analystes spécialisés des secteurs privé ou public dont le travail implique des questions de productivité. [Download full PDF](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-48-7-Syverson.pdf)