productivity growth in Malaysia. Using data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia from 1987 to 2018 and decompositions that … structural transformation but instead to sustained growth in within-sector labor productivity. At 3 percent, the contribution of …, the main policy challenge for Malaysia going forward will be to achieve sustainable labor productivity growth within …

Ethiopia's competitiveness and attractiveness as an investment destination by comparing domestic productivity and input costs … to a sample of manufacturing exporting countries. The paper documents that, in a comparison with Kenya, India or Vietnam …, the labor cost advantage of Ethiopian firms is more than offset by low productivity. However, Ethiopia appears competitive …

This paper investigates the sources of growth in manufacturing productivity in Cote D'Ivoire, Ethiopia and Tanzania in … reallocation of market share between firms contributed substantially to productivity growth in each of the four countries, although … associated with increases in within-plant productivity. In addition, plant closure (or exit) boosted productivity more than new …

as the impact of these activities on firm-level productivity. The evidence gathered suggests that countries in the South … (Bangladesh and India) and laggards (Nepal and Pakistan). Leaders present higher rates of innovation activities than laggards and …-owned firms as the most innovative of the region. The evidence also suggests a positive impact of innovation on productivity …