"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 …

This report presents a framework - Skills Toward Employment and Productivity (STEP), that provides a simple yet …

"This paper examines the impact of trade with Japan, North America, and the European Union on technology diffusion and … 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 …

mobility. A mass transport that is fast, comfortable, clean and safe will increase urban productivity and improve the quality …