After impressive growth in the 2000s, China's productivity has more recently stagnated. We use firm-level data to … analyze productivity and firm dynamism trends from 2003 to 2018. We document six facts that together show a decline in China … relative to older incumbents has slowed, (iii) weaker life-cycle growth can be explained by slower productivity growth and …

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 …

-country differences in total factor productivity (TFP) levels. Two differences distinguish this analysis from that of the related …

large extent, by total factor productivity (TFP) and, to a lower extent, by physical and human capital accumulation. A …; implementing structural reforms necessary to improve productivity and efficiency of investment; attaining fiscal consolidation; and …

time, industry-level analysis suggests ample scope to raise productivity, especially in services where productivity gains …

. Using cross-country enterprise survey data, this paper shows that firms engaged in e-commerce have higher productivity and … percent higher productivity and generate about 50 percent more of their revenues from exports. The results presented in this … productivity and exports when essential elements are in place for its effective use, such as reliable electricity …

What drove the UK productivity slowdown post-GFC, and how is the post-Covid recovery expected to differ? This paper …

the next five years. The reasons behind this slowdown differ across the region. Lower productivity growth drives the … productivity growth is key to unlocking the region's higher growth potential. For oil importers, raising physical capital …