01628cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013091 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475510621 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. Saudi Arabia : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012. 1 online resource (62 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This chapter reviews developments in GDP over the past several decades. The analysis shows that accumulation of labor and capital explains the bulk of overall output growth since 1990, with changes in total factor productivity playing only a minor role. Moreover, while increases in total factor productivity (TFP) during 1990-2009 have been close to the worldwide average, the pace of TFP growth fell during the 2000s. This suggests scope for increasing the efficiency of factor markets and highlights the importance of recent reforms to promote knowledge-based activity. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2012/272 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2012/272/002.2012.issue-272-en.xml IMF e-Library