theoretical model is used to show that employersinvest more in recruitment for high productivity jobs and for positions that … firms' recruitment strategies. In labour markets where employers invest largely informal recruitment activities, matches … require considerable training.The empirical predictions of the theory are successfully tested using industry-level data on …

from the point of view of motivation and work behaviour, and potential recruitment. The danger of widespread de …

different patterns of turnover and productivity in these workplaces. …

markets explain both productivity differences and firm density. Estimating structural model parameters is simple and relies on … model, we find that labor markets which provide cost advantages explain substantial differences in firm productivity …

the gender wage gap as a reflection of men's greater strength and correspondingly higher productivity. This paper … fully explained by differences in experience and other productivity-related characteristics. Second, conditioning on those …

markets. This approach explains a variety of features exhibited in disaggregated trade data, including the higher productivity … industry and firm productivity. …

UK productivity stagnated after the Great Recession of 2008-09 and remains about 15 percent below historical trends …. This 'productivity puzzle' is due to a mixture of cyclical and structural effects - the fall is not entirely permanent; and …

John Van Reenen sketches the evolution of CEP research on the drivers of productivity growth - and its impact on …