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Braconier, Henrik - 2012

Impressive productivity performance during the last decades has weakened since 2007, reflecting the 2008-09 recession but also a poor performance in important sectors, like the information and communication technology sector. Reforms to raise long term productivity growth need to be pursued....

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Sluggish productivity growth in Denmark : the usual suspects?

McGowan, Muge Adalet; Jamet, Stéphanie - 2012

Despite sound policies and institutions, Danish productivity has grown modestly over the past decade, both historically and in relation to other countries, contributing to weak economic growth and an erosion in competitiveness. An examination of the four potential drivers of this puzzle, namely...

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Strengthening innovation in the United States

Carey, David; Hill, Christopher T.; Kahin, Brian - 2012

The US innovation system has many strengths, including world class research universities and firms that thrive in … innovation-intensive sectors. However, fissures have begun to appear, notably in the areas of human capital development, the … curtailed by budget cuts. Revitalizing the dynamism of innovation has become a priority for US policymakers. To this end, it is …

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Boosting productivity in Australia

Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki; Barbiero, Omar - 2013

rate of vocational students, and enhancing the level of collaboration among the key innovation players are priorities. The …

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Strengthening competition in Poland

Égert, Balázs; Goujard, Antoine - 2014

Poland’s productivity has grown strongly over the past decade, and efforts to reduce the regulatory burden have been significant. Despite impressive progress, product market regulation remains more burdensome than in most OECD countries, partly due to the importance of red tape and the level...

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Promoting the diffusion of technology to boost productivity and well-being in Korea

Pak, Mathilde - 2020

adequate skills and awareness of digital benefits or dangers (online security, cyberbullying, addiction). Promoting innovation …

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Boosting SMEs' internationalisation in Poland

Goujard, Antoine; Guérin, Pierre - 2020

that innovation policies adapt to smaller firms would boost their innovativeness and ease their integration in national and …

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Boosting firm dynamism and performance in China

Molnár, Margit - 2017

, should step up innovation efforts and improve corporate governance practices. To this end, supportive policies are needed …, fostering an environment that is more conducive to innovation and entrepreneurship, and facilitating resource reallocation …

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What makes Mexicans happy?

Dugain, Valéry; Olaberriá, Eduardo - 2015

The growing literature studying the determinants of subjective wellbeing find that Mexicans report, on average, levels of life satisfaction that are above what would be predicted by the available objective measures of well-being. This paradox raises the following question: Are the drivers of...

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Fostering inclusive growth in Turkey by promoting structural change in the business sector

Gönenç, Rauf; Röhn, Oliver; Koen, Vincent; … - 2014

Turkey’s business sector dynamism has underpinned broad-based and inclusive growth in the 2000s. However, the business sector is highly segmented, with a relatively small core of modern high-productivity corporations, and myriad small, less formal and low-productivity entities. This hampers...

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