Most estimates of Indian manufacturing productivity find a slowdown in the 1990s. This has puzzled analysts, given that … points. This paper tests the hypothesis of the J curve of Productivity and Growth following major liberalization and finds it … result in negative effects on measured productivity …

Total factor productivity (TFP) of 14 manufacturing sectors in France has kept up with that of the United States during … indicate that sectors further behind the technological frontier experience faster productivity growth and that spending on …

At the macro level, productivity is driven by technology and the efficiency of resource allocation, as outcomes of … reducing labor market rigidities in states with high informality has a net positive effect on aggregate productivity …

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 …

This paper estimates the effects of trade liberalization on plant productivity. In contrast to previous studies, we … distinguish between productivity gains arising from lower tariffs on final goods relative to lower tariffs on intermediate inputs …. Lower output tariffs can produce productivity gains by inducing tougher import competition whereas cheaper imported inputs …