productivity catch-up is rejected. A number of potential `ultimate' causes behind the slowdown are explored. An increasingly …

persistence of productivity growth differentials between nations, even though these countries show a common technology, constant … generations specification. The source of productivity (growth) differentials in our model is the existence of a non-traded capital … than leisure). We consider the influence on productivity growth differentials of private thrift, public debt, the taxation …

advanced economies. We examine the extent of this convergence in the Czech Republic and Russia, economies that represent …

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 …

Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro … positive program treatment effect on employment, investment and net entry but not on TFP. OLS underestimates program effects … for larger firms (e.g. over 150 employees). We also find the policy raises area level manufacturing employment mainly …

5% of productivity growth. There is a small negative effect of less than half a percent on employment when industries … paper estimates the effects of offshoring on productivity in US manufacturing industries between 1992 and 2000, using … significant positive effect on productivity in the US, accounting for around 11% of productivity growth during this period …