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This paper discusses how to improve Canada’s business innovation in order to boost labour productivity and output …
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This paper examines the potential role of innovation policy in enhancing long-term productivity growth in Russia. It …
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particular, India should aim for more formal jobs, as these tend to be the most secure and of highest productivity.<P>Défis et … in the informal sector, where workers are not covered by social security arrangements.<P> Productivity of the … would increase productivity and make growth more inclusive, while contributing to improved current account balance. In …
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After a recession of historic proportions, an export-led recovery is gaining traction in Ireland. The pace of recovery, however, varies sharply across sectors. While export-oriented manufacturing and services, led by large multinationals, have reached record-high levels of output,...
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Adequate and well-functioning infrastructure is a key ingredient to growth and well-being. The benefits to activity of efficient spending in energy, water, transport and communication sectors go well beyond their contribution to capital accumulation. Good infrastructure facilitates trade,...
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recession Estonia’s gap in income and productivity levels compared with the EU average was still around 30% and as the country … closing the productivity gap in the manufacturing-for-export sector compared with other transition countries would serve as a …
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This paper uses a simple dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model to explore the qualitative impact of productivity …
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lowering barriers to foreign direct investment in services would also increase competition and enhance productivity growth …
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-manufacturing sectors could boost aggregate labour productivity levels by several per cent over the next decade in many OECD countries, and … legislation could also raise productivity growth for a while in many OECD and non-OECD G20 countries, although the effects are …
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This paper presents a framework to assess the impact of a wide range of structural policy reforms on GDP per capita at various horizons by linking together previous empirical studies mostly carried out by the OECD. The simple accounting framework consists of reduced-form equations and offers a...
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