Research Discussion Paper – RDP 9505 Labour-Productivity Growth and Relative Wages: 1978–1994
September 1995
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Contents
- Introduction
- Trends in Labour-Productivity Growth
- Labour-Productivity Growth in Specific Industries
- Wages and Productivity
- Summary and Conclusions
- Appendix: The Structure of the Retail Industry
- References
This paper was prepared for a conference on Productivity and Growth, held by the Reserve Bank of Australia, 10–11 July 1995. The opinions expressed here are those of the author and should not be attributed to the Reserve Bank of Australia The author is indebted to Palle Andersen, Guy Debelle, Jacqui Dwyer, David Gruen and participants at this Conference and at the Reserve Bank of Australia Research Seminar for helpful comments and discussion. The author is also grateful to Ben Brown and Lynne Cockerell who provided invaluable research assistance.