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three questions (a) What is the source of knowledge flows? (b) To what extent do such flows contribute to productivity …
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We study a multi-sector model of growth with differences in TFP growth rates across sectors and derive sufficient conditions for the coexistence of structural change, characterized by sectoral labor reallocation, and constant aggregate growth path. The conditions are weak restrictions on the...
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Over the period since 1970, Britain has improved its relative productivity performance, but there remains a significant … gap in market sector productivity between Britain and both Continental Europe and the United States. Much of the gap …
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We investigate labor productivity dynamics amongst British businesses in the wake of the credit crisis of 2007/8. The … external restructuring of firms (i.e. changes in market share, firm entry and exit) contributed to a fall in productivity … productivity growth following the credit crisis was accounted for by a widespread productivity shock within firms, pointing to the …
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We examine the relationships between productivity growth, IT investment and organisational change (∆O) using UK firm … effect on productivity growth, (c) non-IT investment and ∆O do not interact in their effect on productivity growth. Some new …
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Using nationally representative workplace data we find the use of temporary agency workers (TAW) is positively associated with financial performance in the British private sector and weakly associated with higher sales per employee. However TAW is not associated with value added per employee....
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poorer labour productivity than nonunion voice and, in particular, direct voice. On the other hand, union-based voice regimes …
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United States or Sweden. Nevertheless the contribution to the long run growth of labour productivity stemming from even the …
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This paper uses new product-specific, micro-level US data to show that New England had lower levels of productivity in …-abundant country – has higher labour productivity contradicts the Rothbarth-Habakkuk model. We suggest Britain’s industrial success …
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