authors find that the stock of human capital, the level of domestic innovation and technological adaptation, and the level of …-term economic growth. More specifically with regard to the growth effects of the human capital stock, they find that an increase of …

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 …

for greater capital accumulation, without being fully reflected in a higher rate of total factor productivity (TFP) growth … for producing new products stimulates more rapid capital accumulation in developing countries, even after holding fixed … measured TFP. His findings suggest that while rapid accumulation of physical and human capital may have characterized the East …

"The authors follow the Hellerstein, Neumark, and Troske (1999) framework to estimate marginal productivity … differentials and compare them with estimated relative wages. The analysis provides evidence on productivity and nonproductivity …-based determinations of wages. Special emphasis is given to the effects of human capital variables, such as education, experience, and …

"Using 2005 firm level data for 26 countries in Eastern and Central Europe, this paper estimates performance gaps … in terms of total factor productivity, although the difference is small. However, women entrepreneurs generate the same … capital constrained and concentrated in industries with small firms. "--World Bank web site …

capital as engines of growth. Recent developments in this literature suggest that long-run economic growth, as seen most … recently in East Asia, reflects sustained increases in firm productivity stemming from the continuous accumulation of … systematic attempts to assess technological capabilities and firm productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study utilizes …