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 …

and total factor productivity growth in small and large states in the South. There are three main findings. First …, productivity growth increases with North-South trade-related technology diffusion and education and the interaction between the two … their interaction on productivity growth in small states is more than three times that for large countries, with the …

the positive effect of liberalization on productivity when they do not account for the endogeneity bias. On the theory …"There is a growing literature that investigates the effect of trade liberalization on productivity. Nearly all such … studies assume that trade policy is determined independently of productivity, hence it is exogenous. The author shows that …

for greater capital accumulation, without being fully reflected in a higher rate of total factor productivity (TFP) growth …

Inequality of opportunity : what it is, how it can be measured, and why it matters -- A human opportunity index for … children -- Uses and policy applications of the human opportunity index -- Inequality of economic opportunity in seven Latin …

small firms. Measures to boost the productivity of micro and small firms in general will both help overall economic growth …