Baccalauréat Section Européenne, Juin 2002

Discipline Non linguistique: Sciences Economiques et Sociales


Preparation : 20 minutes

Oral exam : 20 minutes, 10 minutes to answer the question, and 10 minutes for discussion.

Using the document and your knowledge, make a structured answer of the following question.

Subject n°12 :

What are the consequences
of productivity growth?

 

 

Germany

France

UK

USA

Japan

GDP growth

1971-1980

2.7

3.3

1.9

3.2

4.4

1981-1990

2.2

2.4

2.7

3.2

4

1991-2000

1.5

1.8

2.1

3.3

1.3

Growth of productivity per capita

1971-1980

2.6

2.8

1.7

0.7

3.6

1981-1990

1.7

2.1

2.0

1.1

2.7

1991-2000

0.9

1.4

1.8

1.3

0.7

Growth of employment

1971-1980

0.1

0.5

0.2

2.5

0.8

1981-1990

0.5

0.3

0.7

2.1

1.3

1991-2000

0.6

0.4

0.3

2

0.6

From Office Français du Commerce Extérieur, 2001