infers that, all nations, irrespective their level of development, should evaluate Productivity/Management Decisions with …

There is a wide consensus that New Zealand’s productivity has been poor despite the comprehensive market …-oriented reforms of the 1980’s. This consensus is based on estimates of New Zealand’s productivity growth measured either in terms of … GDP per capita or total factor productivity (TFP). TFP is typically computed using growth accounting (i.e., calibrating a …

environmental externality, human capital, and credit constraints. Environmental quality affects labor productivity and thus wealth …

with different match qualities. No search effort by the agent is needed to receive offers. Individual productivity declines … agent. A further complication is due to the unobservability of an agent’s productivity. I find that under an optimal …, agents whose productivity is relatively high tend to have a shorter unemployment duration and a higher productivity growth in …

. Following the loss of a job and during unemployment, an agent’s productivity declines. Using micro data, I estimate the …

even more pronounced for the African continent than for the rest of the world. …

&D has a statistically significant positive impact on own- industry output per person, suggesting it increases productivity …

surpasses that of the U.S. in purchasing power terms between 2012 and 2015; by 2025, China is likely to be the world's largest … cataclysmic event, demographics alone suggests China’s continued economic rise. If talent is randomly distributed in the world …