This paper examines the impact on total factor productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and in other …

for greater capital accumulation, without being fully reflected in a higher rate of total factor productivity (TFP) growth …

with high opportunity cost elasticities of productivity improvement can lead to more accurate assessments of the …

business environment variables at the subnational level in explaining firm employment and productivity growth. The analysis …

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 …

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 …

accumulation, and total factor productivity, unlike previous periods. Resources play a role by attracting capital inflows …