productivity effects barely offset higher union compensation, and that unions are negatively related to investment in capital and R …This paper analyzes the economic impact of unions on productivity in the manufacturing sector across six Latin American … paper finds that unions have positive, but mostly small, effects on productivity, with the exception of Argentina, with a …

A recently much debated issue is why observed investment and growth rates inpoor countries are lower than traditional … investment rates is notmonotonic but follows a hump-shaped pattern. The empirical evidence shows thatalthough very poor economies … have very low investment rates there are'intermediately' developed economies that exhibit extremely high investmentrates …

comparative to inflation. The findings oppose the predictable guidance that shares are safe investment avenue over long holding …

productivity growth. On average, no productivity improvements in labour have been recorded since independence. With an investment … to GDP ratio of only 13 per cent during the past decade, significantly higher productivity growth and investment will be … structural reforms and stronger institutions,higher rates of productivity growth will be hard to achieve …

neoclassical growth model. Investment rates and total factor productivity start out low and rise over time. These model dynamics …

neoclassical growth model. Investment rates and total factor productivity start out low and rise over time. These model dynamics …

This paper asks whether increasing productivity in the electricity sector can yield larger long-run GDP gains than …