An extensive literature on the convergence of productivity between countries examines whether productivity is pulled … use the wide dispersion of productivity across firms to explore convergence to the national frontier. Given this within …

Using two matched plant level skills and productivity datasets for UK manufacturing we document that (i) more …

We estimate the impact of skilled and unskilled labour shortages on productivity and wages in the United Kingdom. Skill … potential effects of shortages on productivity. First, we argue that shortages add to the cost of employing skilled workers … effects reduce productivity. We provide empirical evidence from two panel data sets of UK manufacturing from 1980-89. We use …

We use UK micro data to explore whether planning regulation reduced UK retailing productivity growth between 1997 and … which increased the costs of opening large stores. This might have caused a slowdown in productivity growth if firms (a … productivity works out at about £80,000 per small chain supermarket store. …

We analyse productivity growth in UK manufacturing 1980-92 using the newly available ARD panel of establishments drawn … establishments enter and increase market share). We find that (a) 'external restructuring' accounts for 50% of labour productivity …

we use data on market sector productivity, R&D and non-R&D intangible assets, and public sector R&D spending. We look for … civil or defence R&D. Our findings tentatively suggest that for maximum market sector productivity impact government …