. The accelerated growth episodes observed in Brazil and China demonstrate that the increase in income inequality may have …

on work arrangements in key industries. It is complemented by the Productivity Commission's report, International …

adjustment processes of Australian firms, and the impact of these adjustments on firm and industry labour productivity. The …, exit, merger, acquisition and incorporation activity affect data on firm and industry productivity. The resource movements … that accompany some of these events contribute to changes in labour productivity. „h The analysis shows that, for the firms …

sector are under consideration in countries throughout the world. Brazil, though something of a latecomer to wider … infrastructure reform, has recently taken large steps in restructuring its railroad system. This paper analyzes Brazil's ongoing … railroad reforms, seeking to place them in the context both of the broader reform project going on in Brazil and of railroad …

States of America, Indonesia and Brazil in the period 1980-2000. They are all federations composed of entities (states or …

Unfulfilled expectations about economic growth in Brazil has led many observers to question the ability of the new … shows that trade liberalization has given an important contribution to two of the main drivers of growth: productivity and … institutional environment. It also claims that Brazil could have enjoyed more gains from trade, had it pursued a more aggressive …

During the six decades which encompass state planning of the sugar and alcohol industry in Brazil, production quotas …

alternative methods and analyze their application and implications for growth forecasts and macroeconomic policy in Brazil. The … use of aggregate measures of total factor productivity in growth accounting, and the sensitivity of such a variable to … growth-accounting exercises. The main conclusions are: (1) the annual potential growth rate of Brazil’s GDP varies …