作者：University of Groningen; Leibniz Association; DIW Berlin - Deutsches Institut fur Wirtschaftsforschung
摘要：We present a new estimate of Anglo-German manufacturing productivity levels for 1935/36. It is based on archival data on German manufacturing and published British census data. We calculate comparative levels of value added, correcting for differences in prices for outputs and inputs. This so-called double deflation procedure provides new insights into productivity comparisons because output- and input price structures differed greatly between the two countries. Although the new calculations c...
作者：Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
作者：Yale University; Yale University
摘要：The present study analyzes computer performance over the last century and a half Three results stand out. First, there has been a phenomenal increase in computer power over the twentieth century. Depending upon the standard used, computer performance has improved since manual computing by a factor between 1.7 trillion and 76 trillion. Second, there was a major break in the trend around World War II. Third, this study develops estimates of the growth in computer power relying on performance rat...
