This paper examines the impact of employment protection legislation on productivity in the OECD, using annual cross …-country aggregate data on the degree of regulations and industry-level data on productivity from 1982 to 2003. We adopt a "difference …-in-differences" framework, which exploits likely differences in the productivity effect of dismissal regulations in different industries. Our …

have declined because of difficulties in telecommunication sector. Productivity analysis shows that high country-level R …&D expenditures as in Finland and the United States - have positive correlation with labour productivity in manufacturing. Moreover …, labour productivity in manufacturing in OECD countries relates positively with FDI and R&D expenditure growth. Also the level …

establishments in the period 1990-1996 suggest that productivity gains have been the main determinant for shifts in the division of … labour within most firms. These productivity gains have induced skill upgrading, while in firms gaining mainly from improved …

Does adoption of broadband internet in firms enhance labor productivity and increase wages? And is this technological … examine how it shifts the production technology and changes the productivity and labor outcomes of different types of workers …. We find that broadband adoption favors skilled labor by increasing its relative productivity. The increase in …

automation. We find that in labor markets that were initially specialized in routine-intensive occupations, employment and wages …

productivity. When simulated the model manages to reproduce the U-shaped path followed by the ability requirements needed in …