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- ISSN: 18151973 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/18151973
Sluggish Productivity Growth in Denmark
The Usual Suspects?
Despite sound policies and institutions, Danish productivity has grown modestly over the past decade, both historically and in relation to other countries, contributing to weak economic growth and an erosion in competitiveness. An examination of the four potential drivers of this puzzle, namely competition, education, labour market flexibility and the size of the public sector, shows that there is room for improvement in all areas, calling for action on each of these fronts. This Working Paper relates to the 2012 OECD Economic Survey of Denmark (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/denmark).
Keywords: productivity, employment, competition, growth, government size, education, employment protection legislation, Denmark
JEL:
J80: Labor and Demographic Economics / Labor Standards: National and International / Labor Standards: General;
O4: Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth / Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity;
I25: Health, Education, and Welfare / Education and Research Institutions / Education and Economic Development;
J63: Labor and Demographic Economics / Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers / Labor Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs;
H11: Public Economics / Structure and Scope of Government / Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government;
O3: Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth / Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights;
O52: Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth / Economywide Country Studies / Economywide Country Studies: Europe;
D24: Microeconomics / Production and Organizations / Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
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