Groningen growth and development centre university of groningen abstract. Below, you will find a list of all available ggdc research memoranda. No 200580, ggdc research memorandum from groningen growth and development centre, university of groningen. Compnet firmlevel based dataset european central bank. The ggdc is a platform for research on economic growth and development. A crosscountry database for sectoral employment and productivity in asia and. The study provides extensive empirical evidence showing that the long run trendhas been towards simultaneous growth in per capita income.
Historical development welcome to the groningen growth and development centre ggdc. Pdf structural change and growth accelerations in asia and. The ggdc 10sector database provides a longrun internationally comparable dataset on sectoral productivity performance in asia, europe, latin america and the us. The differences in opinion also concern the relation between educational inequality and income inequality. Groningen growth and development centre ggdc data library. Ggdc stands for groningen growth and development center university of groningen, netherlands. The accumulation of capital and economic growth in brazil. Oecd work on productivity and global value chains lessons learned and new directions dirk pilat, paul schreyer, colin webb and norihiko yamano, oecd ggdc anniversary conference, groningen, 28 june 2017. Groningen growth and development centre university of groningen october 2003 abstract this paper analyses the contributions of itcapital deepening and total factor productivity growth tfp in itproduction on aggregate labour productivity growth patterns within the european union in comparison with the us. This research is largely based on a range of comprehensive databases on. Ggdc abbreviation stands for groningen growth and development centre. For comparison, we have also added data for the us and several european countries.
Overview databases databases university of groningen rug. This article analyzes the economic growth in brazil in 19502008. In this paper we introduce the ggdc productivity level database. Ted was developed by the groningen growth and development centre university of groningen, the netherlands in the early 1990s, and starting in the late 1990s, it was produced in partnership with the conference board. About the total economy database the conference board. The update incorporates much of the latest research in the field, and presents new estimates of economic growth in the world economic between ad 1 and 2010. Groningen growth and development centre ggdc, faculteit. The data for kilm 17 are largely derived from the groningen growth and development centre ggdc database at the university of groningen the netherlands. Welcome to the groningen growth and development centre ggdc. Financial development and output growth in developing asia and. We use data from the groningen growth and development centre ggdc database to perform preliminary empirical analysis of the interplay between quality and quantity of finance in accounting for the output growth of ten sectors. The aea is providing open access to all journal content on the aea website through june 2020 to overcome any difficulties some may have accessing library subscriptions during these challenging times. Total economy database key findings the conference board. The database 10sector database university of groningen rug.
Jul 10, 2017 groningen growth and development centre ggdc 25th anniversary 2830 june 2017 1. What is the abbreviation for groningen growth and development centre. The eu klems project towards an integrated system of growth. Groningen growth and development centre university of groningen. Bank competition, sme, and industry growth, frankfurt school working paper series 197, frankfurt school of finance and management. To access these files use the full text link which is located directly below each individual research memorandum. Since the late 1990s this database has been developed and maintained in conjunction with the groningen growth and development centre university of groningen, the netherlands. The purpose of this project is to increase our knowledge about tradeoffs between productivity and labour market participation across the oecd, and more specifically in the european union. Groningen growth and development centre ggdc and faculty of economics and business, university of groningen.
In this section our databases with indicators on crosscountry productivity. It shows that a fall in both the profit rate and the outputcapital ratio is behind the debt crisis and the subsequent neoliberal r. Ggdc groningen growth and development center university of. The activities of the centre are primarily in the field of research. Groningen growth and develoment centre ggdc 10sector database. The maddison project has launched an updated version of the original maddison dataset in january 20.
The expanded africa sector database presents data on value added at current. The total economy database describes itself as a comprehensive database with annual data. In this section we present the groningen growth and. The ggdc 10sector database gives sector detail to the historical macro data in. The groningen growth and development centre ggdc was founded in 1992 within the economics department of the university of groningen by a group of researchers working on comparative analysis of levels of economic performance and differences in growth rates. The relative price of services, ggdc research memorandum gd124, groningen growth and development centre, university of groningen. Groningen growth and development centre, university of groningen. The point of departure is the new oecd stan database on national. The groningen growth and development centre was founded in 1992 within the economics department of the university of groningen by a group of researchers working on comparative analysis of levels of economic performance and differences in growth rates. Unumerit expanded africa sector database easd, 19602015.
As of 2007, the database was transferred from the university of groningen to the conference board, which has maintained and. Ggdc is defined as groningen growth and development center university of groningen, netherlands somewhat frequently. International comparisons of output, inputs and productivity at the industry level research memorandum gd104 robert inklaar and marcel p. Innovation and technology transfer are two potential sources of growth for a country behind the technology frontier. Groningen growth and development centre, university of groningen august 2007 abstract this paper presents a new panel data set with annual time series of value added and persons employed for ten sectors of the economy. The ggdc 10sector database gives sector detail to the historical macro data in maddison 2003 from 1950 onwards. The study by pilat 1996 and mulder 1999 is also in the latter tradition. Growth and development timeseries data ggdc european. Abstract the activities of the centre are primarily in the field of research. It complements the eu klems growth and productivity accounts by providing comparative levels and follows it in terms of country and industry coverage, variable definition and basic data. Research memoranda ggdc rijksuniversiteit groningen. Financial development and output growth in developing asia.
Total economy database key findings the conference board uses cookies to improve our website, enhance your experience, and deliver relevant messages and offers about our products. University of groningen ggdc database provides economic data series for 11 countries in africa, 11 countries in asia, 2 countries in the middle east and north africa, and 9 in latinamerica. As of 2007, the database was transferred from the university of groningen to the conference board, which has maintained and extended the database since then. World penn table includes database on relative levels of income, output, inputs and. Productivity and convergence in developing countries. The database builds on the africa sector database asd developed at the groningen growth and development centre. As of the summer of 2007 the database has been transferred from the university of groningen to the conference board and is maintained there. The ggdc 10sector database provides a long run internationally comparable dataset on sectoral productivity performance in.
International comparisons of output, inputs and productivity at the industry level. Groningen growth and development centre university of. The groningen growth and development centre netherlands maintains a. Variables covered in the data set are annual series of value added, output deflators, and persons employed for 10 broad sectors. The ggdc 10sector database provides a longrun internationally. The data for asia and latinamerica are based on marcel p. This research is largely based on a range of comprehensive databases on indicators of growth and development that the centre compiles and maintains on a regular basis. Database was developed at the groningen growth and development centre ggdc in. Detailed information on the use of cookies on this site is provided in our cookie policy. Science overcome irrational believes and each disease has its own treatment.
It was originally set up by a group of researchers working on comparative analysis of economic performance over time and across countries in the tradition of angus maddison. University of groningen groningen growth and development centre ggdc productivity level database. The groningen growth and development centre ggdc was founded within the economics department of the university of groningen in 1992. Groningen growth and development centre ggdc 10 sector database. The eu klems project towards an ingrated system of growth. The conference board and groningen growth and development centre august 2005. University of groningen groningen growth and development centre.
The university of groningen growth and development centre maintains and builds upon the database. The ggdc has longstanding expertise in development and analysis of data on productivity performance, in particular on comparisons of levels of productivity by sector and industry. Groningen growth and development centre ggdc mcmaster. The new estimates are presented and discussed in bolt and van zanden 2014. Research tools master in applied research in economics and. The groningen growth and development centre ggdc provides access to databases related to productivity penn world tables, eu klems, global value chain world inputoutput tables and historical development maddison historical statistics, historical national accounts. The ggdc productivity level database provides comparisons of output, inputs and productivity at a detailed industry level for a set of thirty oecd countries for 1997. Crosscountry research on educational inequality presents contrasting views on the extent of educational inequality in latin america and subsaharan africa. Groningen growth and development centre 10sector database.
The database 10sector database university of groningen. Growth accounts measures by industry, including a breakdown for ict assets, are now available from the groningen growth and development centre ggdc for. For this purpose we consider only two years, 1997 and 2005, for which there are data in the ggdc productivity level database of the groningen growth and development centre that allow for a. This study argues that the creation of productive jobs is the key to economic growth, social development and improvements in living standards. Groningen growth and development centreonderdeel van rijksuniversiteit groningen. The database allows for consistent comparisons of output. Groningen growth and development centre ggdc and faculty of economics and business, university of groningen preliminary and incomplete version abstract this paper analyses productivity growth by sector from 1960 onwards.
Groningen growth and development centre ggdc faculteit economie en bedrijfskunde rijksuniversiteit groningen translation. Databases used to measure economic performance include. Development centre ggdc 10sector database which is the. University of groningen groningen growth and development. Total economy database groningen growth and development centre. Groningen growth and development centre march 2004 abstract. Growth and development centre ggdc sector database in section 2. A database of worldwide population, gdp and gdp per capita from ad 1 to 2008 developed by prof. The estimates are based on the total economy database and the 60industry. Robert inklaar and marcel timmer no gd104, ggdc research memorandum from groningen growth and development centre, university of groningen. Structural change and growth accelerations in asia and latin. Researcher at the groningen growth and development centre at the university of. It consists of series for 11 countries in africa, 11 countries in asia, 2 countries in the middle east and north africa, and 9 in latinamerica. This paper provides international comparisons of relative levels of unit labour costs ulc for several oecd countries relative to the united states.