Changes in labor productivity have been a source of puzzlement and paradoxical results for economists. We suggest that … percent of all the variations in labor productivity. Also, our estimation method and our results suggest that conventional …

We study how total factor productivity (TFP), energy prices, and the Great Moderation are linked. First we estimate a … negatively affected productivity. This spillover has since disappeared. Second, we show that within the framework of a dynamic … stochastic general equilibrium model, the disappearance of this energy-productivity spillover generates the significantly lower …

This paper examines Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and knowledge flows, using international patent data. The result is …-industry innovation enhances domestic productivity, and domestic between industry innovations are productivity enhancing. However, foreign …-sourced between-industry innovation has a negative effect on domestic productivity. This highlights the dual aspect of patents as a …

We use data on Austrian firms and employees to estimate the effects of employer-provided training on productivity … general, we find a robust positive elasticity of training on productivity of about 0.04. In-house training is more effective …

requiring multiple periods of work and stochastic productivity shocks. I find that increasing ability or reducing fatigue does …

-emplyee data from Portugal. Using dynamic panel data methods, we quantify a firm-specific productivity term for each firm, and we …

Using data from NLSY97 we analyze the impact of education on health behavior. Controlling for health knowledge does not …