examining: (i) the channels via which SF affects growth, total factor productivity (TFP) versus factors of production; and (ii … ; productivity ; policy syndromes ; institutions …

Productivity gains are the prime engine of economic growth. This paper uses a rich amount of firms' accounting … access on firms' total factor productivity. …

This paper examines the connections of structural change and economic openness to labour productivity growth using a …-country productivity growth is estimated using the least squares with dummy variables approach. The results suggest that growth of labour … productivity is negatively related to initial levels of labour productivity. Labour productivity growth is also positively related …

Which structural reforms affect labour productivity growth in developing countries? This paper answers this question by … that financial reforms, trade reforms, and product market reforms boost labour productivity growth. By documenting the main … channels, our results reveal that the reforms studied stimulate labour productivity growth by inducing dynamic efficiency …

We consider economic development of sub-Saharan Africa from the perspective of slow convergence of productivity, both … across sectors and firms within sectors. Why have 'productivity enclaves', islands of high productivity in a sea of smaller … low-productivity firms, not diffused more rapidly? We summarize and analyse three sets of factors: First, the poor …

In this paper we explore the extent to which firms experience productivity spillovers from clustering using a rich data …-selection and endogenous location choice of firms in an estimation of firm level productivity. Controlling for competition effects … and distinguishing between urbanization and localization economies, we find strong evidence for productivity spillovers …