Susan Grace Powers, Ph.D. : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Susan Grace Powers, Ph.D.

Research Economist,
Division of Productivity Research and Program Development


Contact Information	(202) 691-5894 Email
Fields of Interest	Productivity measurement; technical change; capital measurement; labor economics.
Education	Syracuse University, BA (Economics and Political Science) Binghamton University-SUNY, PhD (Economics)
Professional Experience	Research Economist, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1983-present

Selected Publications and Working Papers

“Industry Contributions to Productivity Growth in U.S. Manufacturing: An Application of Alternative Output Concepts,” (with Lucy P. Eldridge), Monthly Labor Review, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2023.
“The Importance of Output Choice: Implications for Productivity Measurement,” (with Lucy P. Eldridge), Monthly Labor Review, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2023.
“Productivity Measurement: Does Output Choice Matter?” (with Lucy P. Eldridge). BLS Working Paper No. WP-603, July 2023.
"Alternative capital asset depreciation rates for U.S. capital and total factor productivity measures," (with Michael D. Giandrea, Robert J. Kornfeld, and Peter B. Meyer), Monthly Labor Review, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2022.
“Imported Inputs to U.S. Production and Productivity: Two Decades of Evidence,” (with Lucy P. Eldridge). BLS Working Paper WP-505, September 2018.
“Alternative Capital Asset Depreciation Rates for U.S. Capital and Multifactor Productivity Measures,” with Michael G. Giandrea, Robert J. Kornfeld, and Peter B. Meyer, BLS working paper WP-539, April 2021.
“Heterogeneous Education Output Measures for Public School Students With and Without Disabilities,” Monthly Labor Review, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2016.
“Labor Productivity Growth in Elementary and Secondary School Services, 1989-2012,” Monthly Labor Review, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2016.
“Measuring Education Output in Elementary and Secondary Schools: An Exploratory Analysis,” BLS Working Paper WP-475, July 2014.
“Reconciling Differences Between BEA and BLS Industry Output Measures.” Unpublished working paper. April 2008.
“Productivity Measurement in a Decentralized Statistical System: Challenges and Opportunities” (with Robert E. Yuskavage) Parallel Session 4A: Productivity Measurement: Methodology and International Comparisons, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (IARIW), 29th General Conference, Joensuu, Finland, August 2006.
“An Integrated BEA/BLS Production Account: A First Step and Theoretical Considerations” (with Barbara M. Fraumeni, Michael J. Harper, and Robert E. Yuskavage). In Dale W. Jorgenson, J. Steven Landefeld and William D. Nordhaus (Eds.), A New Architecture for the U.S. National Accounts, University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 2006.
“Progress Toward Completing Historical Production Accounts using the North American Industry Classification System” (with Michael J. Harper, Barabara M. Fraumeni, and Robert E. Yuskavage), 2005.
“Comparison of BEA and BLS NAICS-based Output Measures” (with Michael J. Harper, Barabara M. Fraumeni, and Robert E. Yuskavage), 2005.
“The Cyclicality of Productivity Measures: Are There Increasing Returns?” (with Michael J. Harper). Presented at the Society of Government Economists, Allied Social Sciences Meeting, January 1993.
“Cyclical Movements in Bureau of Labor Statistics Multifactor Productivity Measures and Capacity Utilization,” BLS Working Paper WP-198, 1992.
“Statistical needs in Eastern Europe.” Monthly Labor Review, March 1992, pp. 18–28. (Editor) Economic Statistics for Economies in Transition: Eastern Europe in the 1990’s. Proceedings Volume for the Conference on Economic Statistics for Economies in Transition: Eastern Europe in the 1990’s, sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Eurostat, held February 14-16, 1991 in Washington, D.C.
“Cyclical Movements in Bureau of Labor Statistics Multifactor Productivity Measures and Capacity Utilization.” BLS Working Paper 198, 1992.
“Cyclicality of Labor Productivity Measures" (with Lawrence J. Fulco and Michael J. Harper). Presented at the Atlantic Economic Association Meeting, December 1990.
“The Role of Capital Discards in Multifactor Productivity Measurement.” Monthly Labor Review, June 1986, pp. 27-35.

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Last Modified Date: October 17, 2024