This paper assesses productivity trends in Canada vis-a-vis the United States from two perspectives. The first one is … based on estimates of total factor productivity. The second one decomposes productivity growth into two sources: investment … underlying cause of the pickup in productivity in Canada and the narrowing of the productivity gap with the United States. …

collapsing investment and shrinking employment. Sharp declines in productivity, reflecting in part transition-related factors …

used determinants of total factor productivity, a measure of the effect of labor reallocation and an index of economic … suggest that growth will depend, to a large extent, on educational investments and productivity gains in agriculture. …

growth from total factor productivity has been minor, while the high population growth poses a significant challenge to …

indicate that declines in factor inputs and productivity were both important determinants of the output fall. The contribution … of the productivity drop was critical, but smaller than previously reported. Possible causes of the reduction in … productivity are assessed using data on sub-national regions within Russia. Privatization and entry of private firms are found to …

productivity resulting from stabilization and liberalization in 1993-94; or (iii) that it resulted from a favorable aggregate …

in total factor productivity (TFP), remains the main driver of GDP growth. Moving forward, given the expected moderation …

is explained more by a decline in productivity rather than a lack of investment. Second, tourism has been a significant … contributor to higher growth (through both capital accumulation and productivity) and lower output volatility, and in many … are islands have limited growth. Policies aimed at improving productivity, further development of the tourism sector, and …

the features that hamper job growth, investment, and productivity growth. This paper analyzes the impact of Basel III …