, measured by labour productivity. To this end, the stochastic frontier technique is applied, basing the analysis on a unique … results of this study suggest that – if the aim is to leverage companies' productivity – emphasis should be put on supporting …-tech sector turns out to have a minor effect. Instead, encouraging investment in fixed assets appears vital for the productivity …

labor market ensures that the long-run unemployment rate is independent of the size of the capital stock, productivity, and … productivity. …

panel of industries in 17 countries from 1993-2007. We find that industrial robots increased both labor productivity and ….37 percentage points. We also find that robots increased both wages and total factor productivity. While robots had no significant …

We analyze the efficiency and productivity growth of a representative sample of Portuguese hospitals from 1997 to 2004 …, using an innovative approach by employing the directional distance function and the Luenberger productivity indicator. The … productivity indicator that is decomposed into the usual constituents of productivity growth: technological change and efficiency …

Using a national sample of Urban Household Surveys, we document several profound changes in China's wage structure … the major forces behind the evolving wage structure in China. …

China has achieved impressive growth over the last three decades. However, there has been debate over the sources of …) stresses the role of labor deepening, including the reallocation from agriculture, while more recent analysis points to the … quantifying their contributions to growth. In this paper, we develop a three-sector dynamic model to quantify the sources of China …

unions are remarkable: unions in the workplace significantly improve productivity but reduce enterprise profitability …