Productividad del trabajo y estructura sectorial en las economías europeas

• Autores: Rafael Fernández Sánchez, Enrique Palazuelos Manso
• Localización: Revista de economía mundial, ISSN 1576-0162, Nº 24, 2010, págs. 213-243
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Labour Productivity and Sectorial Structures in European Economies
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  • español

    El trabajo analiza la contribución de las manufacturas y de los servicios al crecimiento de la productividad agregada en las economías europeas durante el periodo 1994-2003. En un contexto de mediocre crecimiento de la demanda, la productividad de los servicios aumenta con lentitud, lo que en economías cada vez más terciarizadas supone una fuerte restricción al incremento de la productividad agregada. Por otro lado, las manufacturas contribuyen de forma muy significativa a ese crecimiento, debido a que la industria presenta condiciones más favorables para que la expansión de la demanda genere aumentos en la productividad. Así lo confirma el análisis empírico que toma como fuente los datos estadísticos del Groningen Growth and Development Centre, 60-Industry Database (GGDC). Este análisis muestra un agudo contraste entre el estilo de crecimiento de las manufacturas, basado en el aumento de la productividad, y el de los servicios, basado en el aumento del empleo.

  • English

    This paper analyzes the contribution of manufacturing and services to aggregate productivity growth in the European economies during the period 1994-2003. In a context of mediocre demand growth, productivity in services is growing slowly, which in economies increasingly oriented towards services is a strong restriction to the increase in aggregate productivity. On the other hand, manufacturing contributes very significantly to that productivity growth. This is because industry presents better conditions for achieving productivity gains trough the expansion of demand. This is confirmed by the empirical analysis whose statistical source is the Groningen Growth and Development Centre, 60-Industry Database (GGDC). This empirical analysis shows a sharp contrast between the style of growth in manufacturing, based on increased productivity, and the services sector, based on increased employment.

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