A Policy Primer by Catherine L. Mann, Sue E. Eckert, and Sarah Cleeland Knight Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy by Keith E. Maskus 1. New economy capacity. U.S. vs. EU growth.
Manufacturing is the sector where it is easiest to measure productivity.
In my view, the IMF projections of U.S. manufacturing productivity growth for 2000 and 2001 are too low. In my view, the official outlook for EU unemployment is too pessimistic. An important reason that productivity growth has been so high in the United States is that high employment has encourage workers and compelled managers to accept more productive ways of work. Correspondingly, as unemployment falls in Europe, managers will stress productivity, and work force dropouts will regain their skills. Rates of return.