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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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A Consensus Study Report of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine
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Consensus study report.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-106). |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Transformation of the retail sector -- 3. Measuring retail employment and labor productivity -- 4. Toward a retail satellite account -- 5. Recommendations for a retail satellite account -- References -- Appendix A: Agenda for the panel's workshop -- Appendix B: Retail output, hours, and labor productivity, 1997-2018 -- Appendix C: Biographical sketches of panel members -- Committee on National Statistics. |
| Summary |
"Retail trade has experienced dramatic changes over the past several decades in the United States, with changes in the types of outlets where goods are sold, the nature of the transactions that provide goods to consumers, and the structure of retail operations behind the scenes. The recent changes include the rise of warehouse stores and e-commerce and the further growth of imports and large retail chains. These changes highlight and typify many aspects of the broader evolution of the economy as a whole in recent years - with the growing role of large firms and information technology - while taking place in a sector that directly serves the vast majority of the American population and provides substantial employment. Despite the everyday experience of these dramatic changes in retail, there is concern that the most transformational aspects of those changes may not be captured well by the economic indicators about the sector. In order to develop appropriate economic policies, we need to be able to capture more detailed data, including data about changes to productivity. At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, this report evaluates changes in the retail trade sector, assesses measures of employment and labor productivity for the sector, and recommends a new satellite account that could measure retail-related employment and labor productivity in ways that would better capture the transformation." -- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Retail trade -- United States -- History.
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Retail trade. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Retail trade -- Management.
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Retail trade -- Management. |
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Retail trade -- United States -- Statistics.
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Statistics.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Statistics.
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| Added Author |
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Panel on Measuring the Transformation of Retail Trade and Related Activities, issuing body.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics, issuing body.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0309381533 9780309381536 (OCoLC)1246625900 |
| ISBN |
9780309388405 electronic book |
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0309388406 electronic book |
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9780309388597 (electronic book) |
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0309388597 (electronic book) |
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0309381533 |
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9780309381536 |
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