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 …

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 …

a primary education; it has been accompanied by a systematic increase in the productivity of the labor force, as it has … moved from low productivity agriculture to higher productivity services and manufacturing. Although the employment share in …

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 …

in productivity gains from additional varieties of services, the analysis finds that real wages increase across all …

factor productivity and the OECD's foreign direct investment Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, combined with data from … observed increase in manufacturers' total factor productivity over the period. The total factor productivity gains accrue … both the transport and electricity, gas, and water sectors. Total factor productivity gains are associated, in particular …

services. The authors examine the link between those reforms and the productivity of manufacturing firms using panel data for … had significant, positive effects on the productivity of manufacturing firms. Services reforms benefited both foreign and … in the aggregate index of services liberalization resulted in a productivity increase of 11.7 percent for domestic firms …

productivity (TFP) of manufacturing firms. The results indicate that a standard deviation increase in services liberalization is …

study examines the link between services sector reforms and the productivity of domestic firms in downstream manufacturing … lead to two conclusions. First, the study finds that services policy matters for the productivity of manufacturing firms …

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 …