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business environment variables at the subnational level in explaining firm employment and productivity growth. The analysis …
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To analyze the effect of an increase in the quantity or quality of public investment on growth, this paper extends the World Bank?s Long-Term Growth Model (LTGM), by separating the total capital stock into public and private portions, with the former adjusted for its quality. The paper presents...
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This is the background paper for the productivity extension of the World Bank's Long-Term Growth Model (LTGM). Based on … an extensive literature review, the paper identifies the main determinants of economic productivity as innovation … representing each of the main categories of productivity determinants and, combining them through principal component analysis …
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This paper examines the role of changes in sectoral productivity gaps over time in accounting for growth realized by … countries over the past few decades. To quantify the productivity impact of the sectoral gaps, a simple model of resource … changes in distortions is because of unrealized gains suggested by high levels of present distortions, productivity gains are …
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accumulation, and total factor productivity, unlike previous periods. Resources play a role by attracting capital inflows …
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This paper tests whether structural or firm-specific characteristics contributed more to (labor) productivity growth in … the European Union between 2003 and 2008. It combines the Amadeus firm-level data on productivity and firm characteristics … characteristics are most important for firm productivity growth, particularly the stock of inward foreign direct investment and the …
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This paper investigates the relationship between sectoral growth patterns and employment outcomes. A broad cross-country analysis reveals that in middle-income countries, employment responds more to growth in less productive and more labor-intensive sectors. Employment in middle-income countries...
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This paper draws on an expanded growth accounting framework to estimate the relative contribution of women to growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Empirical results show a consistently positive contribution of women to growth in gross domestic product in the region, both during economic downturns and...
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This paper is about micro foundations of productivity and growth. There are several studies on productivity for … productivity at firm, industry and national levels, but total factor productivity progressively tapers off at each level of …; (ii) capital accumulation is more important at the macro level than the micro level; (iii) productivity at the micro level …
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-fertilization of experiences. Total factor productivity comparisons suggest that capital accumulation in China coupled with more …
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