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Does adaptation to climate change provide food security?: a micro-perspective from Ethiopia
Di Falco, Salvatore; Veronesi, Marcella; Yesuf, Mahmud - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
We examine the driving forces behind farmers’ decisions to adapt to climate change, and the impact of adaptation on farmers’ food production. We investigate whether there are differences in the food production functions of farm households that adapted and those that did not adapt. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746462
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Uncertain emission reductions from forest conservation: REDD in the Bale mountains, Ethiopia
Watson, Charlene; Mourato, Susana; Milner-Gulland, E. J. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
application of biome-averaged data over large forest areas is commonplace. Using a case study in the Bale Mountains in Ethiopia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126253
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Long term implications of the ICT revolution: applying the lessons of growth theory and growth accounting
Oulton, Nicholas - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
United States or Sweden. Nevertheless the contribution to the long run growth of labour productivity stemming from even the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884516
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A British industrial success: productivity in the Lancashire and New England cotton spinning industries a century ago
Leunig, Tim - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884525
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Multinationals and US productivity leadership: evidence from Great Britain
Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
We study the productivity of US owned plants in the UK. Using a new dataset that identifies foreign and domestic MNEs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884622
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New survey evidence on recent changes in UK union recognition
Blanden, Jo; Machin, Stephen; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
companies with higher wages, higher productivity and higher capital intensity. The ‘blip up’ in new recognitions is consistent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884653
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Measuring and explaining management practices across firms and countries
Bloom, Nick; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
-level productivity, profitability, Tobin’s Q, sales growth and survival rates. Management practices also display significant cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928804
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UNIONS AND PRODUCTIVITY: UNIONIZED FIRMS VERSUS UNION FIRMS
BEN-NER, A.; ESTRIN, S. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1988
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005776283
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THE EFFECT OF UNIONS ON PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT: A REPORT ON SOME RECENT WORK
WADHWANI, S. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1989
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005776284
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A DIRECT TEST OF THE EFFICIENCY WAGE MODEL USING UK MICRO- DATA
WADHWANI, S.; WALL, M. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1988
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005776294