The aim of this paper is to analyse the possible trade-off between employment and productivity using panel data on … world economies, developed and developing. We begin with the importance of productivity growth for developing countries …, followed by a brief discussion of the concept of productivity and how it is measured. We discuss the concept of "decent work …

states. -- Brain drain ; technology diffusion ; trade ; productivity growth …

larger productivity gains from trade liberalization than previously thought. -- Technology diffusion ; R&D ; openness ; North-South …

of labor productivity has gradually come to the forefront. This paper studies the development and the source of labor … productivity in 31 Chinese provinces during the period of 2000-2009. The labor productivity is investigated through an examination … defined. They are regressed on the level and the growth rate of labor productivity to shed light on their relationships …

induced by changes in wind across years, I show that higher levels of pollution lead to decreased agricultural productivity …, with large changes in productivity being common. The negative effects of pollution are larger in areas growing more labor …-intensive crops, indicating that the pollution works at least partly through direct effects on labor productivity. Finally, combining …

; productivity ; financial constraint ; export ; technology frontier ; BEEPS …

impacts found come from trained firms competing away sales from other businesses versus through productivity improvements, and … directions and key questions for future studies. -- business training ; consulting ; randomized experiments ; firm productivity …