weak performance of Colombia's manufacturing sector in recent years. This paper examines the effects of the real exchange … rate, external and domestic demand, and structural changes on firms' profitability in Colombia's manufacturing sector …, we find no strong evidence that real appreciation has, on average, negatively affected the profitability of manufacturing …

differentials across sectors: labor productivity is more volatile in agriculture and manufacturing than in services. Aggregate … output would therefore become less volatile as labor moves away from agriculture and manufacturing and toward the service … used to generate the time path of labor shares in agriculture, manufacturing and services in individual countries. Finally …

The use of e-commerce around the world has accelerated in recent years, with Asia, led by China, spearheading the rise … generate a larger share of their revenues from exports than other firms. This is particularly true in Asia, where firms have 30 …

While South Asia has gone a long way in diversifying their economies, there is substantial scope to do more. Some … analysis suggests that South Asia needs to invest in infrastructure, education, and R&D, facilitate bank credit to productive …

infrastructure including in urban areas to enhance manufacturing and services in cities; (4) preparing labor resources (skills) and …