The effect of marriage on productivity and, consequently, wages has been long debated in economics. A primary … explanation for the impact of marriage on wages has been through its impact on productivity, however, there has been no direct … evidence for this. In this paper, we aim to fill this gap by directly measuring the impact of marriage on productivity using a …

, especially in the case of union voice. Union voice is also associated with greater workplace conflict and poorer productivity …

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

A classic question in industrial organization is whether competition raises productivity and if so, through what … tougher competition does indeed raise productivity and one of the main mechanisms is through improving management practices … management quality boosts productivity. …

joint ventures have large effects on productivity especially when combined with a technology transfer component. We estimate …

&D knowledge located in the US. The positive influence on total factor productivity is larger if the research of the inventors …

" hypothesis that foreign research labs located on US soil tap into US R&D spillovers and improvehome country productivity. Using …