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Productivity or Employment; Is It a Choice?
Michelis, Andrea De; Estevão, Marcello M.; Wilson, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Traditionally, shocks to total factor productivity (TFP) are considered exogenous and the employment response depends … reductions in TFP growth. These results have important policy implications, including that low productivity growth in some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242298
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And Schumpeter Said, "This is How Thou Shalt Grow"; Further Quest for Economic Growth in Poor Countries
Beaugrand, Philippe - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
reverse this trend requires finding ways to raise total factor productivity in poor countries; in turn, this implies letting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825901
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You Say You Want a Revolution; Information Technology and Growth
Morsink, James; Haacker, Markus - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
that IT is contributing to labor productivity growth through both increases in the levels of IT capital per worker and … total factor productivity (TFP) growth in the production of IT equipment. The main outstanding issue is whether IT is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769153
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Intangible Capital, Relative Asset Shortages and Bubbles
Giglio, Stefano; Severo, Tiago - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
We analyze an overlapping generations economy with financial frictions and accumulation of both physical and intangible capital. The key difference between them is that intangible capital cannot be used as collateral for borrowing. As intangibles become more important in production, financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009370542
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Dynamic Gains From Trade; Evidence From South Africa
Subramanian, Arvind; Jonsson, Gunnar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper examines the empirical relationship between trade and total factor productivity (TFP) in South Africa. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264046
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Commodity Price Volatility and the Sources of Growth
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
as on the three main growth channels: total factor productivity, physical capital accumulation, and human capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650613
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After the Crisis; Assessing the Damage in Italy
Sgherri, Silvia; Morsy, Hanan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727814
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Uganda; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
growth from total factor productivity has been minor, while the high population growth poses a significant challenge to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825438
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Global Imbalances; The Role of Non-Tradabletotal Factor Productivity in Advanced Economies
Rebucci, Alessandro; Batini, Nicoletta; Cova, Pietro; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper investigates the role played by total factor productivity (TFP) in the tradable and nontradable sectors of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825739
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Recent French Export Performance; Is there a Competitiveness Problem?
Kabundi, Alain N.; Simone, Francisco Nadal-De - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
Recently, the export performance of France relative to its own past and relative to a major trading partner, Germany, deteriorated. That deterioration seems related to the geographical destination and product composition of trend exports. Faced with an increase in unit labor costs or in its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769088