's geographic variation in the suitability for cotton production combined with a surge in the world market price of cotton in 2010 … command political capital to coerce workers. The expansion in land attributed to cotton production led to increases in labor … demand and wages for cotton pickers; however, the price hike benefits only workers on entrepreneurial private farms, whereas …

the effects of temperature on firm-level total factor productivity (TFP), factor inputs, and output. We detect an inverted …

productivity across Ghana and South Korea. The labour productivity differentials across these firms exceed those implied by macro … show that if we allow for a non-linear effect of education on output the whole of the average productivity differences …

This paper estimates the relative multi-factor productivity (MFP) of privatized and state-owned enterprises using a …

rapidly raising productivity while making workers redundant. This paper explores the evidence for this view among the IT …-using U.S. manufacturing industries. There is some limited support for more rapid productivity growth in IT … expectations, is that output contracts in IT-intensive industries relative to the rest of manufacturing. Productivity increases …

In the early 1990's, the Argentine government promoted a framework for productivity-based negotiations between firms … investigate the effect of union practices on productivity within the context of the reform. The findings show that (i) industry …-wide practices on displacement of workers and training have a negative impact on productivity; (ii) work practices do not appear to …

This empirical study examines changes in industrial productivity in Korea between 1980 and 2009, focusing on how … investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and energy use, influence productivity levels. A dynamic factor … productivity growth in 30 industrial sectors. Describing industry-specific productivity levels is important for policymakers when …

Are some management practices akin to a technology that can explain company and national productivity, or do they … cross-country total factor productivity differences. …