The authors follow the Hellerstein, Neumark, and Troske (1999) framework to estimate marginal productivity … differentials and compare them with estimated relative wages. The analysis provides evidence on productivity and nonproductivity … training on wages and productivity differentials. Higher education yields higher productivity. However, highly educated workers …

Management has a large effect on the productivity of large firms. But does management matter in micro and small firms … in Bangladesh, Chile, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka. This paper shows that variation in business practices … explains as much of the variation in outcomes ? sales, profits, and labor productivity and total factor productivity ? in …

and productivity. Many poor families have considered relocation to flood-free areas, but they lack the financial resources …