of the sources of productivity growth. In line with this framework, Chapter 1 begins with an overview of Thailand …'s productivity dynamics at the macroeconomic level and identifies the causes of its slowing GDP growth rate.7 Chapter 2 analyzes the … characteristics of Thai manufacturing firms and sub-sector productivity dynamics, revealing the drivers of firm productivity and …

productivity growth. However, this approach is based on strong assumptions about national labor markets. The author shows that when … these assumptions are relaxed, regional adjusted wage growth is a better measure of regional productivity growth than … growth to proxy for productivity growth leads to misleading results. "--World Bank web site …

firms shows there is an upward bias in the contribution of economic geography to productivity when firm location choices are …

"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 …