The empirical growth literature has focused on capital accumulation but largely ignored productivity growth. To address … this imbalance, we propose a methodology for analyzing productivity convergence based on frontier production functions. We … importance of efficiency changes for economic growth. Using a sample of 26 OECD countries from 1965-90, we find convergence and …

The subject of the paper is the persistent labour productivity gap between western and eastern Germany, almost two … decades after German re-unification. The paper shows that labour productivity in manufacturing is still roughly one quarter …

In this paper, we analyse the role played by intersectoral R&D-spillovers in determining sectoral productivity growth …&D spendings in driving output growth. Moreover, these sectors also show to be a significant source of intersectoral R&D spillovers …

In this paper, we analyse the role played by intersectoral R&D-spillovers in determining sectoral productivity growth …&D spendings in driving output growth. Moreover, these sectors also show to be a significant source of intersectoral R&D spillovers …

The subject of the paper is the persistent labour productivity gap between western and eastern Germany, almost two … decades after German re-unification. The paper shows that labour productivity in manufacturing is still roughly one quarter …

Labour productivity growth in Germany and in the OECD countries has decelerated significantly in recent years. This … development. For example, the services sector, with its traditionally low productivity, makes up an increasingly large part of the … sustainable productivity increases. Important policy areas include digitisation, energy transition and demographic change. But …

, for the economy to remain in the same growth equilibrium. For economies relatively abundant in high-skilled labour, such …

Internettechnologie für Unternehmen hat, welche Faktoren die Diffusion beeinflussen und welche strukturellen Wirkungen von der Verbreitung … Technologie befassen und sich, wo erforderlich, an kooperativen Lösungen beteiligen. Die Hoffnung, dass durch die Diffusion des E …