’ productivity? Case Study of Indonesian Manufacturing -- 4. International Trade and Human Development Convergence: The Tale of ASEAN … -- 5. From Trade and Foreign Direct Investment to Technology: International R&D Spillovers and Productivity in ASEAN -- 6 …. Labor Productivity, Bilateral Trade, and Institutional Quality in ASEAN 6 Countries: Gravity Approach -- 7. Free Trade …

The main purpose of this book is to enhance the understanding of differences in productivity performance between … countries and sectors and to improve our insight in the drivers of productivity levels and its growth. Due to demographics the … speed-up of productivity growth will be of increasing importance to secure GDP growth in the future, since the other source …

sheltered service industries. Restrictions on competition reduce productivity growth and hinder job creation in regulated …