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In this chapter the data sources are presented, and a first analysis by means of descriptive statistics is conducted. The GDP data stems from the World Bank, and constant 2005 international dollars are used. The data on the service sector are also provided by the World Bank. Data on material consumption are drawn from the Global Materialflow Database. First descriptive statistics were calculated, and a descriptive, graphical analysis was conducted, focusing on the development of the standard deviation, the average growth rate, and the mean material productivity. The descriptive analysis suggests the presence of different transition phases in material productivity development.
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Data accessed on http://www.worldbank.org, the International Comparison Program on August 16, 2012.
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Data accessed on http://www.worldbank.org, World Development Indicators on September 27, 2012.
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Data accessed on htttp://www.materialflows.net on August 31, 2012.
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Data for Estonia starts in 1995.
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Talmon-Gros, L. (2014). Data and Descriptive Statistics. In: Development Patterns of Material Productivity. Contributions to Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02538-4_8
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