first propose three measures of firms' productive performance: labor productivity, total factor productivity, and technical … countries in the sample. The exception is Morocco, whose various measures of firm-level productivity rank close to the ones of …

productivity improvements historically have been driven primarily by capital-intensive investment, which often involves sector …

Poland. Second, chapter 2 provides key insights from the results by linking technology adoption with productivity, managerial … Sectoral approach to the drivers of productivity growth in Polish sectors. A firm-level perspective on technology adoption and … in Poland that describes the role that the service sector can play in spurring productivity growth …

foreign ownership and plant productivity. To control for the possible endogeneity of the FDI decision, the difference in … of the observed changes in productivity and other aspects of plant performance. The results suggest that foreign … ownership leads to significant productivity improvements in the acquired plants. The improvements become visible in the …

total factor productivity growth in Korea, Mexico, and Jordan. Measures of foreign research and development are constructed … the South. The findings show that technology diffusion and productivity gains tend to be regional. Jordan benefits mainly …

and total factor productivity growth in small and large states in the South. There are three main findings. First …, productivity growth increases with North-South trade-related technology diffusion and education and the interaction between the two … their interaction on productivity growth in small states is more than three times that for large countries, with the …

"Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across …

"This paper surveys the recent literature which examines the impact of business climate variables on productivity and … drives growth by encouraging investment and higher productivity. Various infrastructure, finance, security, competition and …