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March 1994

Difficulties in the measurement of service outputs

Mark K. Sherwood

Accounting for the consumer's role in the production of a service and unraveling the services within a complex bundle are two difficult issues that must be resolved before the output and productivity of many industries can be measured. This article discusses problems that arise where a unit of output must be identified and quality changes must be dealt with when measuring a service industry's output.

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