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Trends in productivity and sources of productivity growth in Slovenia

Sila, Urban; Morgavi, Hermes; Dall'Orso, Jeanne - 2017

Slovenia’s living standards measured in GDP per capita are currently some 20% below the EU15 average and have not yet … manufacturing has risen in the last two decades, and their share in total manufacturing value added is relatively high in Slovenia … before the crisis in Slovenia, while the contribution of human capital was low. With the crisis, however, the GDP growth …

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Boosting export performance in Portugal

Arnold, Jens Matthias - 2015

In the years before the economic crisis, Portugal had low growth, a decline in export competitiveness and rising imbalances that included a large current account deficit and a strong expansion of the non-tradable sector. Strengthening export performance is therefore one of the principal...

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Malaysia's economic success story and challenges

Koen, Vincent; Asada, Hidekatsu; Nixon, Stewart; … - 2017

Malaysia has sustained over four decades of rapid, inclusive growth, reducing its dependence on agriculture and commodity exports to become a more diversified, modern and open economy. GDP per capita is now higher than in a number of OECD economies, while poverty and income inequality have...

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Enhancing competitiveness, purchasing power and employment by increasing competition in France

Goujard, Antoine - 2015

Over the past decade, France has substantially eased the burden of anti-competitive regulations and effectively enforced competition law against anti-competitive practices. Various sectors have been opened up more widely to competition, and the powers of the Competition Authority have been...

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The middle income plateau : trap or springboard?

Gönenç, Rauf - 2017

The mixed growth performance of emerging market economies has revived angst about a "middle-income trap". However, a forensic review of statistical evidence shows that middle-income countries “escape” to higher income levels more often than both poorer and richer countries. At the same time,...

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Doing well by doing good : the role of Mexico's firms in achieving sustainable and inclusive growth

Gabriel, Mabel; Lenain, Patrick; Mehrez, Mirna; … - 2017

The private sector can be a strategic partner in the pursuit of sustainable and inclusive growth, with the ability to have a profound impact, particularly in areas such as climate change, inclusiveness, equality and good governance. Firms could contribute through three different approaches:...

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Structural policies to boost productivity and inclusion in Costa Rica

Meehan, Lisa - 2018

Owing to past structural reforms, Costa Rica has enjoyed robust GDP growth and productivity levels are gradually converging towards the OECD average. However, large GDP per capita and productivity gaps persist. In addition, not everyone has benefited from this growth. Inequality has increased...

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Making the most of immigration in Canada

Carey, David - 2018

Canada’s immigration policy aims to promote economic development by selecting immigrants with high levels of human capital, to reunite families and to respond to foreign crises and offer protection to endangered people. Economic-class immigrants, who are selected for their skills, are by far...

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Import competition, domestic regulation and firm-level productivity growth in the OECD

Yahmed, Sarra Ben; Dougherty, Sean M. - 2012

This paper examines how import penetration affects firms' productivity growth taking into account the heterogeneity in firms' distance to the efficiency frontier and country differences in product market regulation. Using firm-level data for a large number of OECD countries, the analysis reveals...

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Reforms for sustainable productivity growth in Ireland

Jin, Yosuke; Westmore, Ben - 2018

The Irish economy has experienced a decline in productivity growth over the past decade. This has mostly reflected the poor performance of local firms, with the large productivity gap between foreign-owned and local enterprises having widened. Given the mobility of foreign-owned firms, achieving...

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