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 …

that China's productivity convergence remains at an early stage, with the industrial sector more advanced than services …

high income economies. Evidence from China's provinces indicates that there is room to improve productivity and sustain …

trade from the United States induces productivity growth in developing regions. This spillover capture-aided by absorptive …

productivity in the manufacturing sector, focusing on the interaction between this policy shock and firm and environment … firm productivity. Specifically, reductions in trade protectionism lead to higher levels and growth of firm productivity …, investment climate, and financial development, do not appear to influence the effect of trade liberalization on firm productivity …