productivity convergence among euro area countries. While no convergence can be found on the aggregate level, selected service … sectors and manufacturing sub-industries indicate evidence of convergence. In a search for factors influencing productivity …

and productivity change; when expenditure on consumer durables is recorded as capital investment. The capitalization of … consumer durables impacts both the levels and growth rates of the capital stock, productivity and GDP. Our growth accounting … productivity growth in 1995-2004. ICT's impacts were larger, i.e., one-fifth of GVA growth and one-sixth of labour productivity …

nearly one third of euro area labour productivity growth. The results point to a significant decline in the contribution of … total factor productivity to euro area growth …

competitiveness measures. We compile a broad dataset including value added trade, gross exports and conventional and value added based … real exchange rates. To sharply focus on external competitiveness, a new price competitiveness indicator is introduced, the … of cost competitiveness …

competition drives less productive firms out the market, thereby increasing average productivity as well as reducing average …What determines a country's ability to compete in international markets? What fosters the global competitiveness of its … domestic firms' competitiveness in local and global markets? We address these questions by calibrating and simulating a …

Payment scale economies affect banking costs, competition in payment services, and pricing. Our scale measure relates … are primarily due to mix, not scale. Also, since standard indicators of competition can give inconsistent results, a …. Existing differences in bank prices (EC report) are associated with small differences in competition …

This paper provides a new cross-country evaluation of competitiveness, focusing on the linkages between productivity … establish new stylized facts regarding the joint distributions of the firm-level exports performance and productivity in a panel …-exporters. However, this productivity premium is rising with the export experience of firms, with permanent exporters being much more …

This paper analyses the impact of changes in environmental regulations on productivity growth at country- and firm …, according to which firms’ productivity can benefit from more stringent environmental policies. By using panel local projections … tightening affects high-polluters’ productivity negatively and stronger than their less-polluting peers. However, among high …

and productivity change; when expenditure on consumer durables is recorded as capital investment. The capitalization of … consumer durables impacts both the levels and growth rates of the capital stock, productivity and GDP. Our growth accounting … productivity growth in 1995-2004. ICT's impacts were larger, i.e., one-fifth of GVA growth and one-sixth of labour productivity …

database of comparable productivity indicators built by members of the Competitiveness Research Network (CompNet) using a newly … paper provides information on the distribution of firms across several dimensions related to competitiveness, e ….g. productivity and size. The database comprises so far 11 countries, with information for 58 sectors over the period 1995-2011. The …