The role of productivity in accelerating the pace of economic growth is well recognized in economic literature and this …

The hypothesis that human capital increases productivity is tested using data from a sample of low value … capital and productivity is determined by estimating production functions with the inclusion of dummy variables to control for … formal education and informal training by experience. Evidence of the linkage of human capital and productivity is reported …

due to selection versus actual productivity differences. Whereas previous empirical work has focused on schooling … urban-rural wage gap in Kenya, suggesting that productivity differences across sectors remain large. …

We examine the impact of the values respect for others and responsibility on productivity and the accumulation of … is substantial. Respect for others works primarily through productivity whereas responsibility is important to investment …

capital. Theoretically, the stock of knowledge available in a country determines through innovation productivity growth. In … that way, we use a Vector Error Correction model (VECM) to evaluate the impact of human capital on productivity growth …. Productivity is approximated by the Total factors Productivity (TFP) evaluated by growth accounting method. Our estimates show that …

This paper examines the impact of immigration on labour productivity in Canada. Immigration is a factor that has been … largely ignored in the literature on Canadian productivity growth. A simplified growth accounting approach is utilized to … estimate the reduction in labour productivity in Canada (as measured by GDP per worker) that can be attributed to the poor …