productivity growth in Chile between 1992 and 2004. The authors estimate an extended production function where plant output growth … positive and significant effect of foreign direct investment in services on productivity growth of Chilean manufacturing plants … investment in services account for almost 5 percent of the observed increase in Chilean manufacturing productivity growth during …

The objective of the Vietnam Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) is to examine opportunities and challenges, both … cross-sector and sector-specific, to strengthen private sector development and facilitate investments in Vietnam. The CPSD … is closely aligned with the government's strategic priorities (as outlined in Vietnam's Socio- Economic Development …

; quantitative data on firms' performance and productivity; and comparator country information from their ICAs, for benchmarking Lao …

"Vietnam's integration with the international economy has increased significantly over the past decade, aided by … dramatic shift in Vietnam's trading patterns has important implications for the environment and use of natural resources. This … story is, on the surface, consistent with the changing composition of Vietnamese production and exports away from …

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 …