"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 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 …

part looks at inclusive growth trends in the EU as a whole and the four regions: Northern Europe (NE), Southern Europe (SE …), Western Europe (WE) and Central and Southeast Europe (CEE). Depending on data availability, it also zooms in on a set of …

of the market economy, improved productivity, and enhancement of competitiveness. This report focuses on three critical …

"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 … training on wages and productivity differentials. Higher education yields higher productivity. However, highly educated workers …

informality. The focus of this report is on exploring options to enhance worker welfare and firm productivity through access to …

creation, and suggest policies that will foster job creation and productivity. The study finds that, despite relatively low … an adaptable labor market that supports job creation and growth in productivity. …

creation, and suggest policies that will foster job creation and productivity. The study finds that, despite relatively low … an adaptable labor market that supports job creation and growth in productivity. …

concern: relatively few persons of working age are employed, and many of those who are employed have low-productivity jobs … policymakers in Armenia. Furthermore, it is important that in the longer term, wage growth does not exceed labor productivity …

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 …