1 Introduction -- 2 The Data: Productivity and Capital Differences across Countries and over Time -- 3 Two … Complementary Frameworks to Study Convergence Clubs -- 4 Convergence Clubs in Labor Productivity -- 5 Convergence Clubs in Physical … and Human Capital -- 6 Convergence Clubs in Total Factor Productivity -- 7 Accounting for Convergence Clubs -- 8 …

including changes in value added, trade, employment, productivity, formal-informal jobs, and opportunities for low … absolute and relative productivity gains in the Bangladesh economy. Although the services sector has largely led output and … employment growth, services subsectors with strong labour absorptive capacity have low average productivity. Hence, growth …

of labour productivity in manufacturing, c. 1890–2010; Cecilia Lara and Svante Prado -- Part 3: Dimensions of inequality … and labour markets in historical perspective and international comparisons of labour productivity. Jorge E. Álvarez …

: Environmental Productivity Growth in Consumer Durables -- Part II: Studies in Energy and Environment -- Chapter 5: Evaluating the … transitional growth period, and of the strategies available for resolving these issues. The 2016 Asia-Pacific Productivity … productivity research. …

. Why Does Productivity Matter? -- Chapter 13. Productivity Spillovers from Export Destinations to Domestic Firms, a …. The topics studied in the book include the importance of productivity to economic growth, international trade and its … relationship to productivity; immigration and brain drain; pollution havens, climate change, and the carbon tax; the effectiveness …

: The case of the Manufacturing Productivity Extension Program (MPEX). … the mechanisms of initiatives implementing Kaizen in developing countries; compared with productivity studies, it places …. This book explores how improving management techniques can support firms’ productivity and quality. Given its wide range of …