The manufacturing sector has contributed little to income growth and its share in total merchandise exports has been … declining. Manufacturing has not brought much new employment, and most of the recent rise in manufacturing employment has been … in the informal sector, where workers are not covered by social security arrangements.<P> Productivity of the …

examines, more particularly, levels and changes in labour productivity, unit labour costs and revealed comparative advantages … labour productivity have been achieved since 1997, especially during the post-crisis period. Secondly, this has been true for … productivity increased more in less productive sectors. Since the crisis, relative unit labour costs have also adjusted …

–2004 in an effort to ascertain to what extent, if any, Russian manufacturing showed signs of succumbing to ‘Dutch disease … compétitivité des industries russe et ukrainienne<BR>Cette étude analyse le développement de l’industrie russe en le comparant avec … celui de l’industrie ukrainienne sur la période 1995-2004, afin d’établir - si tel était le cas - dans quelle mesure l’industrie …

labour productivity, which in turn is related to economic geography as well as structural policy factors. The small size and … groundwork for creating this advantage and for a pick-up in productivity growth. But in recent years, New Zealand has lost ground … regulation. Policies should be refocused around the productivity goal in a number of areas, beginning with those covered in this …

to which China’s regulatory environment is supportive of competition in markets for goods and services. The results … growth as the Chinese economy continues to develop and becomes more sophisticated. The paper goes on to review various … aspects of China’s regulatory framework and suggests a number of policy initiatives that would improve the extent to which …

This paper explores the productivity impact of trade, product market and financial market policies over the last decade … in China – a fast growing country where, despite significant reform action, regulatory stance remains still far from OECD … of regulation in upstream industries on firm performance in downstream manufacturing industries. This framework allows …

China is well-placed to avoid the so-called “middle-income trap” and to continue to converge towards the more advanced …