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explained by low GDP per worker and, in particular, low total factor productivity (TFP) in Latin America. I calculate that to … productivity ratio between Latin America and the United States. Removing the barriers to productivity can increase long …
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We formulate a version of the growth model in which production is carried out by heterogeneous plants and calibrate it to US data. In the context of this model we argue that differences in the allocation of resources across heterogeneous plants may be an important factor in accounting for...
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States is accounted for by low GDP per hour and, in particular, low total factor productivity (TFP) in Latin America. I … percent productivity ratio between Latin America and the United States. Removing the barriers to productivity can increase …
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assess the quantitative contribution of productivity and life expectancy differences across countries in explaining … schooling in poor than in rich countries consistent with the data. These results highlight the importance of productivity and … development in education, emphasizing the crucial role of productivity improvements in poor countries relative to often …
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labor supply margin to assess the quantitative contribution of productivity and life expectancy in explaining educational … productivity. …
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use the model to assess the quantitative contribution of productivity and life expectancy differences across countries in …
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productivity investment. The model connects small operational scales to the prevalence in poor countries of correlated distortions … (the elasticity between wedges and establishment productivity). The model also rationalizes the finding in poor countries … of low establishment-level productivity and low aggregate productivity investment. A calibrated version of the model …
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structural change - final demand, the inter-industry division of labor and inter-industry productivity differences. It first …
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productivity (TFP). This article summarizes the evidence on the importance of resource allocation across productive units in …
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States is accounted for by low GDP per hour and, in particular, low total factor productivity (TFP) in Latin America. I … percent productivity ratio between Latin America and the United States. Removing the barriers to productivity can increase …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010897038