This paper investigates cross-sectoral productivity differentials in South African industry and their distributional … consequences. The analysis shows that typically, traded sectors have experienced low productivity growth over the past decade …, while skill intensive service sectors have had significant productivity growth. This is the inverse of the traditional …

services in many developing economies may help accelerate productivity growth in their manufacturing sectors. "--World Bank web … productivity growth in Chile between 1992 and 2004. The authors estimate an extended production function where plant output growth … positive and significant effect of foreign direct investment in services on productivity growth of Chilean manufacturing plants …