A close trend correlation between the growth of labour productivity and capital intensity.TFP and labour productivity gap.Decomposition of Labour Productivity Trends.First, the temporary negative effect on productivity growth is estimated to be rather small.By how much could the productivity gap rise?EU employment and productivity growth patterns have diverged sharply over recent years.Capital intensity and productivity grow at a similar rate in the long run.The dynamic employment-productivity relationship in recent years.3b) Productivity shock.4b) Productivity shock.