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Service offshoring, Productivity, and Employment; Evidence From the United States
Amiti, Mary; Wei, Shang-Jin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper estimates the effects of offshoring on productivity in U.S. manufacturing industries between 1992 and 2000 … has a significant positive effect on productivity in the US, accounting for around 11 percent of productivity growth … during this period. Offshoring material inputs also has a positive effect on productivity, but the magnitude is smaller …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768861
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A Multi-Industry Model of Growth with Financing Constraints
Ilyina, Anna; Samaniego, Roberto M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper develops a multi-industry growth model in which firms require external funds to conduct productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528634
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Development Accounting and the Rise of TFP
Cherif, Reda; Arezki, Rabah - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
The paper presents evidence that the contribution of differences in total factor productivity (TFP) to income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533234
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The Missing Link Between Financial Constraints and Productivity
Badia, Marialuz Moreno; Slootmaekers, Veerle - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
-level productivity, focusing on the case of Estonia. We contribute to the literature in two important respects: (i) we look explicitly at … constrained. More importantly, we find that financial constraints do not lower productivity for most sectors. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999959
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Relating the Knowledge Production Function to total Factor Productivity; An Endogenous Growth Puzzle
Joutz, Frederick L.; Abdih, Yasser - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
The knowledge production function is central to R&D-based growth models. This paper empirically investigates the knowledge production function and intertemporal spillover effects using cointegration techniques. Time-series evidence suggests there are two long-run cointegrating relationships. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605296
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Evidenceon Productivity, Comparative Advantage, and Networks in the Export Performance of Firms
Ricci, Luca Antonio; Trionfetti, Federico - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
, if they enjoy a higher productivity, or if they benefit from foreign, domestic, or communication networks. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009019602
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Estimating Potential Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia
Mitra, Pritha; Hosny, Amr; Abajyan, Gohar; Fischer, Mark - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
the next five years. The reasons behind this slowdown differ across the region. Lower productivity growth drives the … productivity growth is key to unlocking the region’s higher growth potential. For oil importers, raising physical capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242348
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Republic of Armenia; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: Data Module, Response by the Authorities, and Detailed Assessment Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper presents the Republic of Armenia’s report on the Observance of Standards and Codes and detailed assessment using the data quality assessment framework. Armenia exceeds Special Data Dissemination Standard requirements for both periodicity and timeliness in releases of data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245151
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Albania; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: Data Module, Response by the Authorities, and Detailed Assessments Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
Albania was among the first countries to participate in the General Data Dissemination System (GDDS), posting its metadata on the Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board. Its metadata have been used as a model by other countries participating in the GDDS. Recommendations to increase further...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245373
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Israel; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the empirical relationship between corporate leverage—and other indicators of financial health—and investment in Israel, using dynamic panel data techniques. The results suggest that weak balance sheets may well have contributed to the investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245486