can be a driving force in reducing gaps between countries (especially experienced by productivity and income) in order for … level of productive employment in Romania determined mainly by low labour productivity, low wages, high vulnerable … countries, as well as the existence of the highest in-work poverty risk in EU emphasizes the need to accelerate productivity …

We study the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on productivity by matching firm performance outcomes with … led to a significant short-term decline in productivity predominantly driven by the within-firm growth component. A … non-viable firms. However, government subsidies appear to have had a limited effect on aggregate productivity developments. …