, if they enjoy a higher productivity, or if they benefit from foreign, domestic, or communication networks. …

This paper assesses productivity trends in Canada vis-a-vis the United States from two perspectives. The first one is … based on estimates of total factor productivity. The second one decomposes productivity growth into two sources: investment … underlying cause of the pickup in productivity in Canada and the narrowing of the productivity gap with the United States. …

analyses of public capital productivity have generally been limited to the official capital stock estimates available in a …

Italy’s deep-rooted structural problems resulted in an unsatisfactory productivity performance and a dismal growth … decline in output is mainly accounted for by a collapse in productivity; in the medium term, employment and capital are also …

This paper investigates the role played by total factor productivity (TFP) in the tradable and nontradable sectors of …

-term potential estimates have risks on both sides: productivity gains and investment could be volatile, but determined reforms could … sustain strong productivity growth. …

productivity, and than uses a panel regression framework to analyze the growth impact of changes in various factors. Finally …

in selected emerging and developed economies, and assesses its impact on aggregate and corporate growth and productivity …-GDP growth, productivity growth, and the ratio of investment to GDP- is positive, significant, and quantitatively relevant, and …