Hourly labour productivity levels in a number of European countries are thought to be very close to, or possibly even …’ levels of hourly productivity for the effect of the differentials (with the United States) in the hours worked and …/or employment rates of several categories of the population of working age in order to calculate ‘structural’ hourly productivity …

) countries to test whether the elasticity of hourly productivity to working time is negative and decreasing with working time … time. We find that the elasticity of productivity per hour to working time is negative and decreases with working time, but …

The past 120 years have been characterised by: (i) rapid economic growth and large productivity gains in the four … countries; (ii) a decline in productivity in the United Kingdom relative to the United States, and to a lesser extent also … of ICT capital in the last 25 years. In 2006, before the current world crisis, hourly labour productivity levels are …

improve productivity downstream. We confirm such prediction by estimating a model of multifactor productivity growth in which … to the productivity frontier.<P>Les réglementations du marché des produits dans les secteurs amont limitent-elles la …

This analysis characterizes empirically how good labour relations can alleviate the negative impact on productivity of … impact on total factor productivity (TFP). Regulatory constraints would become really binding when workers or unions use them …

We empirically characterise how good labour relations can alleviate the negative impact on productivity of regulatory …’ interacted with ‘regulatory constraints’ has a negative significant impact on total factor productivity (TFP). When this … constraints and their impact on productivity crucially hinges on the quality of labour climate. …