productivity (TFP). In this article, we summarize a recent literature - and the articles in this special issue on misallocation and … productivity - that focus on the reallocation of factors across heterogeneous production units as an important source of measured …

assess the quantitative contribution of productivity and life expectancy differences across countries in explaining … schooling in poor than in rich countries consistent with the data. These results highlight the importance of productivity and … development in education, emphasizing the crucial role of productivity improvements in poor countries relative to often …

labor supply margin to assess the quantitative contribution of productivity and life expectancy in explaining educational … productivity. …

use the model to assess the quantitative contribution of productivity and life expectancy differences across countries in …

labor supply margin to assess the quantitative contribution of productivity and life expectancy in explaining educational … productivity. (Copyright: Elsevier) …

productivity investment. The model connects small operational scales to the prevalence in poor countries of correlated distortions … (the elasticity between wedges and establishment productivity). The model also rationalizes the finding in poor countries … of low establishment-level productivity and low aggregate productivity investment. A calibrated version of the model …

supply to quantitatively assess the contribution of exogenous variations in productivity (wage) and life expectancy in …

productivity (TFP). This article summarizes the evidence on the importance of resource allocation across productive units in …

States is accounted for by low GDP per hour and, in particular, low total factor productivity (TFP) in Latin America. I … percent productivity ratio between Latin America and the United States. Removing the barriers to productivity can increase …

positive relationship between aggregate productivity and average establishment size for manufacturing establishments across 124 … endogenous entry and productivity investment. The model connects small operational scales in poor countries to the prevalence in … these countries of correlated distortions (the elasticity between wedges and establishment productivity). The model also …