approaches for alternative implementations of the Törnqvist ""superlative"" index. It shows why the results may differ and …

Index number theory informs us that if data on matched prices and quantities are available, a superlative index number … formula is best to aggregate heterogeneous items, and a unit value index to aggregate homogeneous ones. The formulas can give … as to why such formulas differ and proposes a solution to this index number problem …

This paper proposes a new index of sectoral labor distortion using employment and valueadded shares. We show that this … index is highly correlated with growth both crosssectionally and over time. We also use it to compare the degree of …

This paper estimates agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) in 162 countries between 1991 and 2015 and aims to …

total factor productivity premium of 11-28 percent. The data do not allow testing of whether these premiums are caused by … data, we cannot disentangle its effect on productivity from those of more traditionally recognized channels of …

This paper presents empirical evidence on the impact of competition on firm productivity. Using firm-level observations … competition and our measures of productivity. We also find that countries that implemented product-market reforms had a more … pronounced increase in competition, and correspondingly, in productivity: the contribution to productivity growth due to …

supply factors such as productivity gains, materialized after long-fought restructuring efforts during the lost decade …

We provide broad-based evidence of a firm size premium of total factor productivity (TFP) growth in Europe after the …