productivity is positively associated with the within-firm variance and the average level of technology sophistication. Development … sample of firms in Vietnam, Senegal, and the Brazilian state of Ceara. The analysis finds a large variance in technology … sophistication across the business functions of a firm. The within-firm variance in technology sophistication is greater than the …

information on the top tail exists, especially regarding capital incomes …

This book analyzes Africa's current performance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) research, as well …

estimates connecting country-industry productivity and exports, and the study exploits heterogeneous technology diffusion from … quantify the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The framework provides the first panel …. The instrumented elasticity of export growth on the intensive margin with respect to the exporter's productivity growth is …

as the impact of these activities on firm-level productivity. The evidence gathered suggests that countries in the South … similar patterns when considering leaders and laggards, with the acquisition of knowledge capital (for example, research and …-owned firms as the most innovative of the region. The evidence also suggests a positive impact of innovation on productivity …

Over the past decades, East Asia and Pacific's productivity has been gradually catching up with the frontier (the … United States), with China leading the pack. Productivity growth has been driven by sustained within-sector productivity … growth. Reallocation of labor to sectors with higher productivity, such as industry and services, also contributed to …

between servicification and productivity in Turkey. Although servicification has the potential to boost firm performance, the … particularly less productive. Regulatory restrictions in services are explored as an explanatory factor. Productivity gaps appear …

urban productivity in Latin American cities. The use of night-time lights satellite imagery and high-resolution population … areas generates opposite effects on urban productivity. On the one hand, smaller governments tend to be more responsive and … efficient, which increases productivity. But, on the other hand, multiple local governments face coordination costs that reduce …