Long-Term Productivity Database

Category: Themed Directories
Tags: datasets, productivity, economics

A research database providing long‑run series on productivity, output, and related macroeconomic variables for multiple countries. It is listed in the Awesome Public Datasets economics collection and is geared toward historical productivity analysis with bulk download options.

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Features

• Long-run productivity data: Time series on productivity and related macroeconomic variables for advanced countries.
• Historical coverage: Data span from 1890 to 2012 (as documented in the associated article).
• Multi-country scope: Covers multiple advanced economies for cross-country comparisons.
• Regularly updated: The database is periodically updated; each new version is announced on the download page.
• Latest version available:
  • Current version: v2.6
  • Upload date: September 2023
  • Format: Excel (BCLDatabase_online_v2.6.xlsx)
• Bulk download: Entire database downloadable as a single file for offline analysis.
• Academic reference: Accompanied by a peer-reviewed article describing methodology and results:
  Bergeaud, A., Cette, G. and Lecat, R. (2016): “Productivity Trends in Advanced Countries between 1890 and 2012,” Review of Income and Wealth, vol. 62(3), pp. 420–444.

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Access & Usage

• Download URL: http://longtermproductivity.com/download.html (with direct link on the page to the latest Excel file).
• Usage terms: Free to use for non-commercial purposes, with required citation of the associated article.

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Pricing

• Non-commercial use: Free of charge (with mandatory citation of the reference article).
• Commercial use: Not covered by the stated terms; additional permissions may be required (not specified on the provided page).

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Citation

When using the database, cite:

Bergeaud, A., Cette, G. and Lecat, R. (2016): "Productivity Trends in Advanced Countries between 1890 and 2012," Review of Income and Wealth, vol. 62(3), pages 420–444.

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Copyright

• © Bergeaud, Cette and Lecat 2020.