In this paper, we analyze the development of public consumption expenditure in Austria starting in the 1940s. We focus …

In this paper we provide firm-level evidence on the role of resource misallocation for total factor productivity … development in Austria. We apply the indirect approach of measuring misallocation via the dispersion in marginal products within … with evidence for Austria's main benchmark country and most important trading partner Germany. In line with the literature …

Several studies have highlighted information and communications technology (ICT) as a driver of firm productivity in … ultimately affect innovation and productivity in Uruguayan service firms compared to manufacturing firms. The results show that … productivity in services, but only ICT affects productivity in manufacturing. The absence of investment in ICT is associated with …

This paper uses the data envelopment analysis (DEA) based Malmquist productivity index to estimate total factor … productivity growth (TFPG), technical change, and efficiency change for a panel of firms during the period 1991 to 2001 in 26 … Indian manufacturing industries. The paper then analyses the factors explaining productivity growth, technical change and …