-product dynamics observed during an export boom. This exercise is possible thanks to a unique firm-product level dataset covering about … driver of firms' decision to introduce or drop export products. Third, new exporters tend to "start small" in terms of both … stimulating Mexican exports, the growth in volume of pre-existing products was the main driver of the export boom. Finally, the …

highly integrated into the world economy. Second, Turkey's export performance in 1996-2004 in EU markets bears strong …"This is an empirical paper seeking to identify the mode of Turkey's integration into global markets in general, and … following observations. First, thanks to steady expansion of trade in goods and services since the mid-1980s, Turkey has become …

total factor productivity (TFP) in the South. Specifically, it examines the impact on TFP in the Republic of Korea, Mexico …-level data, they find that (1) technology diffusion and productivity gains tend to be regional: Korea benefits mainly from trade …

This Education Sector Study (ESS) is the World Bank's response to the need for a comprehensive study of Turkey … ESS is to provide an assessment of current challenges to the education system in Turkey and identify policy options that …

policy issue in Turkey. This synthesis report presents the results of a series of empirical studies of the impact of a labor …

In February 2001, Turkey was hit by its deepest economic and financial crisis since World War II, prompting a severe … to profitability, Turkey urgently needs to implement a comprehensive corporate restructuring program. Moreover …

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 …

"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 …