sectors are weighed down by the structural barriers that have depressed productivity more broadly. Italy's future …

productivity growth in lagging countries, while cyclical and financial convergence can be enhanced by measures to improve national …

Labor productivity levels in Bulgaria lag well behind that in the EU, weighing on the convergence process. Stronger … productivity growth would allow Bulgaria to close the income gap with the EU average more quickly and to alleviate the structural … productivity suggest that for Bulgaria closing the gap with EU standards in the areas of institutional and infrastructure quality …

Slow productivity growth has plagued the euro area since the mid-1990s. That is particularly striking in view of the … large productivity gains in the United States during the same period. This paper shows that the deceleration in labor … productivity in the euro area was caused by structural changes in wage formation that have affected the relative price of labor …

gained labor share driven by productivity aided by flexible work environments, while low- and mid-skilled workers lost labor …