Technical workshop on measurement of productivity

Workshop held together with the South African Reserve Bank in Pretoria

Technical workshop on measurement of productivity


The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) hosted a small technical workshop on the measurement of productivity on 6 June in Pretoria, South Africa.

The workshop tied in to the ‘Why is South African productivity so low?’ workshop held on 7 June in Pretoria. While the productivity workshop focused on policy problems, the workshop on measurement of productivity emphasized productivity statistics.

 
Programme
11:00-12:30 Productivity measurement: problems and limitations. Paul Schreyer, OECD
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:15 Summary of South African productivity data

1. Labour productivity, Shaista Amond and Elmarie Nel, SARB
2. Capital productivity, Johan van den Heever, SARB
3. SARS data, Carol Newman, UNU-WIDER
14:30-16:00 General discussion