sources such as solar and wind. We use a system-level model for Kenya to evaluate the potential of using grid-connected solar … unit commitment model whereby Kenya's extensive reservoir hydro-system compensates for solar intermittency. Results show …

around the birth of the first child based on panel data from national household surveys for Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay …

of firm productivity, focusing on the role played by international management standards certification. We develop and … technological capabilities, international standards are still conducive to higher productivity, through improved management … productivity premium. We further investigate the relationship between technological innovation and standard adoption. We find that …

/UNU-WIDER Economic Transformation Database to measure the contribution to growth of productivity improvements within sectors and … change and productivity growth in manufacturing. An attribution exercise suggests that structural change and agricultural … productivity growth account for a substantial share of poverty reduction in developing Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and that …

managerial capital, combining both practices and attitudes, and link it with consistent estimates of firm-level productivity and … mark-up. Even though bias may still affect the estimation of the overall influence of managerial capital on productivity …, we show that there is a positive and significant association. Changes in management practices allow firms to be more …

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 …