time, industry-level analysis suggests ample scope to raise productivity, especially in services where productivity gains …

-side channel: capital, labor, and productivity, with the last estimated using the stochastic frontier approach. By controlling for …

the growth in labor. If GDP is divided by labor, productivity growth appears to have been slower than in peers. This … chapter discusses both exogenous and endogenous factors behind the disappointing productivity growth in the Netherlands and …

productivity, while import liberalization has ambiguous effects. Resource misallocation can either amplify, dampen or reverse the … productivity gains. Guided by theory, we provide evidence consistent with these effects operating through reallocations across … firms in the presence of distortions: (i) Both export and import expansion increase average firm productivity, but the …

have also contributed to increasing productivity and long-term growth. We explore empirically the impact of GVC … participation on productivity in Estonia using firm-level data from 2000 to 2016. We find that higher GVC participation at the … industry level significantly boosts productivity at both the industry and the firm level. Frontier firms, large firms, and …

as the impact of these activities on firm-level productivity. The evidence gathered suggests that countries in the South …-owned firms as the most innovative of the region. The evidence also suggests a positive impact of innovation on productivity …

. Using cross-country enterprise survey data, this paper shows that firms engaged in e-commerce have higher productivity and … percent higher productivity and generate about 50 percent more of their revenues from exports. The results presented in this … productivity and exports when essential elements are in place for its effective use, such as reliable electricity …

Over the past decades, East Asia and Pacific's productivity has been gradually catching up with the frontier (the … United States), with China leading the pack. Productivity growth has been driven by sustained within-sector productivity … growth. Reallocation of labor to sectors with higher productivity, such as industry and services, also contributed to …

between servicification and productivity in Turkey. Although servicification has the potential to boost firm performance, the … particularly less productive. Regulatory restrictions in services are explored as an explanatory factor. Productivity gaps appear …