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 …

States, in sharp contrast with both emerging Asia and emerging Europe. This paper argues that lack of convergence was not the …

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

explained by changes in literacy rates and factor accumulation, but not by growth of total factor productivity (TFP …

The use of e-commerce around the world has accelerated in recent years, with Asia, led by China, spearheading the rise …. Using cross-country enterprise survey data, this paper shows that firms engaged in e-commerce have higher productivity and … generate a larger share of their revenues from exports than other firms. This is particularly true in Asia, where firms have 30 …