on the nature of the firm and examines the effect of these constraints on firms' productivity and decisions to invest. It … concludes that the poor business climate has substantial costs in terms of firms' productivity and growth. Some broad policy …

dimensions coincided with significant growth in aggregate labor productivity. However, in and of itself, the same reallocation … could only have held back, rather than aid, the observed productivity gains. This was because labor was more productive … productivity of the reallocation of employment between the two sectors could only have been reinforced by the impacts on the same …

manufacturing growth is critical for Indonesia's development (i) to support the creation of higher-productivity jobs, (ii) to …

This paper investigates the sources of growth in manufacturing productivity in Cote D'Ivoire, Ethiopia and Tanzania in … reallocation of market share between firms contributed substantially to productivity growth in each of the four countries, although … associated with increases in within-plant productivity. In addition, plant closure (or exit) boosted productivity more than new …

This paper examines productivity dynamics and drivers for Pakistani firms listed in the stock exchange (publicly listed …, to assess their impact on productivity downstream. The paper presents three main findings. First, the productivity of … productive firms, and their productivity grows after being acquired. Exporters tend to exhibit productivity growth after becoming …

the market for services; and (iii) providing incentives for productivity enhancing technology adoption, while reducing …

. This report also analyzes firm level productivity based on the data available and finds that Lao PDR's enterprises are not … productive compared to firms in neighboring countries. For example, the median level of labor productivity is lower in Lao PDR … than in either Cambodia or Vietnam, and labor productivity in the most productive firms is significantly lower in Lao PDR …