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 …

"Feenstra and Kee study the link between export product variety and country productivity based on data from 34 … productivity gains. In addition, as suggested in the literature, export product variety depends on trade costs, such as tariffs … export variety on country productivity. Empirical evidence supports their hypothesis. Overall, while export variety accounts …

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

productivity of small informal firms. Using data from firm surveys, national household surveys, and qualitative data from focus … groups, the study conducts a gender analysis of formality and productivity in six different sectors in Bolivia. The findings … productivity and scale of women-owned businesses. Two general priorities emerge: promoting women's access to productive assets to …

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 …

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 …

"This paper presents new evidence on the causal links between changes in the business environment and firm productivity … shortcomings of earlier studies, namely reverse causation, multicollinearity, and unreliable productivity estimates. Firm … productivity growth is estimated drawing on corporate financial data from manufacturing firms included in the AMADEUS database …