measures differences in labor productivity (the Ricardian measure), and the other differences in total factor productivity (the …

This paper investigates the impact of structural reforms on productivity growth. A panel analysis of 20 OECD countries … finds that the impact of structural reforms on productivity growth may be weak or negative in the short run, possibly due to … run, however, structural reforms are found to have significantly positive effects on productivity growth …

This paper constructs an industry-level dataset of productivity across advanced economies, showing that Korea’s labor … productivity and total factor productivity levels are below the median of other advanced economies. We identify sizable industry …-level productivity gaps in Korea with respect to the global frontier, especially in market-oriented services. Using the OECD’s Product …

Productivity dispersion across countries has led to several studies on the determinants of firm level productivity and … the role of macroeconomic policies in determining productivity. In this paper, we investigate the effect of fiscal … consolidation on firm level productivity in 12 advanced economies by combining an updated dataset of fiscal consolidation measures …

for productivity, growth and distribution …