The Penn World Table provides purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 185 countries.
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Is Europe falling behind the US on productivity? The Krugman vs Aghion–Bergeaud–Garicano debate hinges on one choice: current vs constant PPPs. A new note maps the gap behind it — all 27 EU states, two data sources — and what it does and doesn't settle. 🧵
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FRED now includes data from @PennWorldTable version 11.0. Read our latest FRED Blog post for insights on this academic collection of international economics data bit.ly/3Ng1JD0
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Some recent new discussions about total factor productivity (TFP) numbers in @PennWorldTable, with the notably reductive post by @Noahpinion as a low point: nitter.gq/Noahpinion/status/2021… (1/)
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📊 Data update: The @PennWorldTable is an extensive database that helps us understand long-run, global trends in economic growth, working hours, productivity, and living standards.
We’ve updated 17 of our charts using the latest release.
This data gives us a clearer picture of how countries compare today, and helps us understand how technology, innovation, and better use of resources have shaped economies and living standards over the last 70+ years.
The Penn World Table is maintained by researchers at the University of Groningen and the University of California, Davis. This year they celebrate their 50th anniversary!
This update was led by @parriagadap and @BerthaRohenkohl.
ALT A line chart showing productivity, defined as gross domestic product (GDP) per hour of work, for a selection of 10 countries from 1950 to 2023. The data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries. At the top of the chart is Denmark, with a productivity of 88.7 $ per hour. At the bottom is Ethiopia, at 4.5 $ per hour. The data source is the Penn World Table (2025). The chart is licensed CC BY to Our World in Data.
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A recent post argues that the Maddison data on income levels in Haiti and Dominican Republic are wrong. That claim does not hold up well, see rug.nl/ggdc/blog/maddison-pr…
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In fact, this is true around the world as well. Big kudos to @RobertInklaar and Co for compiling amazing data on capital prices around the world in the @PennWorldTable (pic below is again from Fig. 7 in the paper)
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My favourite baseline dataset is the new Penn tables @PennWorldTable - it is not economic history technically, but there is a lot of details about recent history and the economic development story.
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See about our new grant: rug.nl/feb/news/2017/big-dat… – at Universiteitscomplex, Groningen
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Article on measuring cross-country income levels just accepted in American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, see rug.nl/research/ggdc/activit… – at Herewegbuurt, Groningen
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Unlike the IMF WEO data show for 2015, a good measure of (nominal) world GDP should not be falling: rug.nl/research/ggdc/activit… – at Universiteitscomplex, Groningen
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An important day for economists. New Penn World Tables (version 8;@PennWorldTable) just released. Big improvements: bit.ly/1210CHS
