productivity in transition. The results that are obtained are not in support of the theoretical findings of growth theory that … human capital is a major determinant of growth and productivity. However, eventually we continue to believe that the reasons …

Do openness to trade and higher levels of human capital promote faster productivity growth? That they do is a key … on productivity growth. If the level of openness of an economy is doubled the underlying rate of technical progress will … the level of income but no effect on underlying productivity growth. Our preferred estimator combines high and low …

a non-homothetic technology. Observable skills are not quantitatively important as determinants of productivity … that found in other economies. Large firms face far higher relative labour costs than small firms. If these factor price …

depends also on the productivity of the religious sector, offers interesting future research opportunities. …