"Feenstra and Kee study the link between export product variety and country productivity based on data from 34 … with within-country GDP maximization, as well as cross-country comparison. The authors construct country productivity based … on relative endowments and product variety. Increases in output product variety improve country productivity as the new …

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

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 …

also helped. The non-oil sector grew by 10 percent in 2013, essentially aided by public investment. In addition, efforts …

backbone infrastructure, while the final chapter addresses the investment climate and factors influencing the return on … investment. The report provides a diagnosis of some of the key factors likely to drive future growth but without recommending … specific products or areas for private investment. The report argues instead that the role of the government in this process is …