factors that affect bureaucratic corruption. Furthermore, this paper identifies an endogeneity problem which arises in the … neglecting the endogeneity problem leads to severely biased results. Using panel data techniques reveals that the availability of …

dependence between possibly endogenous explanatory variables and disturbances in a linear structural equation (endogeneity … parameters). We focus on second-order dependence and stress the distinction between regression and covariance endogeneity … least-square methods). We observe that endogeneity parameters may not be identifiable and we give the relevant …

This description, produced within the CIRANO research program on productivity, seeks to unearth the innovative economic …

This description, produced within the CIRANO research program on productivity, seeks to unearth the innovative economic …

the impact of training on productivity decrease dramatically with age, suggesting that incentives for firms to invest in …

his description, produced within the CIRANO research program on productivity, seeks to unearth the innovative economic …

his description, produced within the CIRANO research program on productivity, seeks to unearth the innovative economic …

total factor productivity (TFP) growth in the Quebec manufacturing sector. This allows us to investigate more fully the …: 1) the contemporaneous impact of environmental regulation on productivity is negative, 2) the opposite result is …

We consider the response to incentives as an explanation for productivity differences within a firm that paid its … workers piece rates. We provide a framework within which observed productivity differences can be decomposed into two parts … incentives than did the men, the average difference is not statistically significant. The productivity differential that men …