This paper examines the heavily supported Swiss food and agriculture sector. It reviews some of the key features and … trends in the sector and reveals its low relative labour productivity in international comparison. It describes the existing …

can have substantial negative effects on the economy, for instance by increasing the level and volatility of real house …

The decline in macroeconomic volatility from the 1980s to the onset of the Great Recession did not, in general …, translate into more microeconomic stability. While microeconomic volatility can reflect growth-generating processes, such as … creative destruction and re-allocation of resources, consumption growth volatility weighs on households’ welfare. This study …

market play for productivity and firm dynamics. It exploits a new firm-level database for ten OECD countries and industry … and labour markets. Aggregate productivity patterns are largely the result of within-firm performance. But, the … play an important role. Industry productivity performance is negatively affected by strict product market regulations …

the case of Japan the gap in GDP per capita is essentially due to the lagging performance in labour productivity, the …

reduce productivity growth by reducing entrepreneurial activity. While the paper focuses on how taxes affect growth, it …