to increase by 0.11 percentage point. This paper a product of the Global Knowledge and Learning Division, World Bank … Institute, is part of a larger effort in the Institute to assess the effects of knowledge on economic development"--World Bank …

. Training benefits firms and employees since it significantly increases workers' productivity and their earnings. "--World Bank …"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 …

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 …

for greater capital accumulation, without being fully reflected in a higher rate of total factor productivity (TFP) growth … Asian growth experience, these gains were stimulated by stellar improvements in technological capacity. "--World Bank web …

recently in East Asia, reflects sustained increases in firm productivity stemming from the continuous accumulation of … systematic attempts to assess technological capabilities and firm productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study utilizes … technological capabilities and manufacturing productivity in these countries, focusing on a number of broad issues related to the …

productivity improvements historically have been driven primarily by capital-intensive investment, which often involves sector …