Here are data for Germany and Japan on the ratio of employment to population in 1979 and 2003:

Using data from Table 7.1, find average labor productivity for each country in 1979 and in 2003. How much of the increase in output per person in each country over the 1979–2003 period is due to increased labor productivity? To increased employment relative to population? LO2

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1979 2003 Germany 0.33 0.43 Japan 0.48 0.52