rates in Western Europe and Japan, and in recent times, China and India. This new book discusses these issues and tackles … performance? Will China and India continue to grow at the same rate over the next two decades? What are the prospects for Japan … questions. The chapters analyse the economic performance of selected countries including China, India, Japan, Indonesia and the …

investigate the relationship between exports and productivity. Our overall results are in line with the big picture that is by now … controlled for, and these exporter productivity premia tend to increase with the share of exports in total sales; there is strong … government report higher productivity premia. However, the level of development per se does not appear to be an explanation for …

productivity, wages and exports spillovers in developing, developed and transitional economies. Although theory can identify a …