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Economic Growth and the Swedish Model
Henrekson, Magnus; Jonung, Lars; Stymne, Joakim - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
We examine the growth performance of Sweden in the post-World War II period, focusing on explaining the relative … productivity catch-up is rejected. A number of potential `ultimate' causes behind the slowdown are explored. An increasingly …
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Human Capital and Productivity in Manufacturing during the Twentieth Century: Britain, Germany and the United States
Broadberry, Stephen N; Wagner, Karin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
overall production strategy and productivity trends. In the United States a strategy of standardized mass production led to … high levels of labour productivity and concentration on the development of managerial capabilities, but neglect of the … on shop-floor skills. After the Second World War, however, British firms made an unsuccessful move towards standardized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136671
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Women's Liberation: What's in It for Men?
Doepke, Matthias; Tertilt, Michèle - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
The nineteenth century witnessed dramatic improvements in the legal rights of married women. Given that these changes took place long before women gained the right to vote, they amounted to a voluntary renouncement of power by men. In this paper, we investigate men's incentives for sharing power...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789186
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British Economic Growth Since 1945: Relative Economic Decline .... and Renaissance?
Bean, Charles R; Crafts, Nicholas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
The paper contains a thorough review of explanations for the weak British growth performance of the 1950s through the 1970s and an assessment of the long-term implications of the 1980s attempt to escape from relative decline. The analysis draws on recent work in growth theory and places...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792362
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Growth, Distance to Frontier and Composition of Human Capital
Aghion, Philippe; Meghir, Costas; Vandenbussche, Jérôme - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
We examine the contribution of human capital to economy-wide technological improvements through the two channels of innovation and imitation. We develop a theoretical model showing that skilled labour has a higher growth-enhancing effect closer to the technological frontier under the reasonable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792394
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Competition, Innovation and Growth with Limited Commitment
Marimon, Ramon; Quadrini, Vincenzo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
We study how barriers to competition - such as, restrictions to business start-up and strict enforcement of covenants or IPR - affect the investment in knowledge capital when contracts are not enforceable. These barriers lower the competition for human capital and reduce the incentive to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123709
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Growth Effects of Education and Social Capital in the OECD Countries
Temple, Jonathan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
cross-country evidence points to productivity benefits of education that are at least as large as those identified by labour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136728
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Financial Reforms and Capital Flows: Insights from General Equilibrium
Martin, Alberto; Ventura, Jaume - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
As a result of debt enforcement problems, many high-productivity firms in emerging economies are unable to pledge … additional resources that flow to high-productivity firms after the reforms. We show that some of these resources do not come … from abroad, but instead from domestic low-productivity firms that are driven out of business as a result of the reforms …
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British Economic Growth Before and After 1979: A Review of the Evidence
Crafts, Nicholas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1988
leading to poor productivity performance are the most plausible explanation of Britain's relative decline. It is argued both …
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Does the 'New Economy' Measure up to the Great Inventions of the Past?
Gordon, Robert J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
productivity growth in the US economy can be attributed to a technological acceleration within durable manufacturing and to …-factor productivity in the 88% of the economy outside of durable manufacturing. In comparison with the Great Inventions of 1860-1900, the …
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