This paper develops a port productivity and efficiency analysis of all developing regions between 2000 and 2010, using …, and 1,750 data points-, we carry out an analysis of the evolution and drivers of productivity and efficiency changes … across developing regions. We show that productivity growth rates between 2000 and 2010 vary significantly and that this …

to create a better environment for productivity growth. This paper examines the PDPs in Jamaica and concludes that behind …

This study examines the determinants of technological innovation and its impact on firm labor productivity across six … technological advances, and those that innovate have greater labor productivity than those that do not. Yet firm-level determinants … productivity, however, highlight the importance of innovation in enabling firms to improve economic performance and catch up. …

process innovation on productivity in the Chilean manufacturing industry during the past decade. In general, the evidence … suggests there is not a contemporaneous effect of product innovation on productivity, but there is a positive effect of process … results show the presence of lagged effects product innovation on productivity two years after innovation. Compared with the …

benchmarking indicators of key micro drivers and related structural policies that help explain differentials in productivity and …, exports) toward an exploration of productivity, which the literature identifies as the principal constraint to growth in the … and performance indicators related to productivity in the Caribbean and appropriate benchmark countries. This could help …