productivity is positively associated with the within-firm variance and the average level of technology sophistication. Development … productivity and one-fifth of the agricultural versus non-agricultural gap in cross-country differences in firm productivity …

as the impact of these activities on firm-level productivity. The evidence gathered suggests that countries in the South …-owned firms as the most innovative of the region. The evidence also suggests a positive impact of innovation on productivity …

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 …

total factor productivity growth in Korea, Mexico, and Jordan. Measures of foreign research and development are constructed … the South. The findings show that technology diffusion and productivity gains tend to be regional. Jordan benefits mainly …