This study examines how aging affects labor productivity using industry-level data of Japan and Korea. The analysis … shows that, for both Japan and Korea, aging has positive effects on labor productivity when older workers are working in … average, older workers exert positive effects on labor productivity across all industries when they are low-educated in Japan …

This paper explores the impacts of more rapid growth in labor productivity in the service sector in Asia based on an … economies, and consumption and investment dynamics. We find that faster productivity growth in the service sector in Asia … services productivity growth, there is a significant expansion of the durable manufacturing sector that is required to provide …

This paper explores the impacts of more rapid growth in labor productivity in the service sector in Asia based on an … economies, and consumption and investment dynamics. We find that faster productivity growth in the service sector in Asia … services productivity growth, there is a significant expansion of the durable manufacturing sector that is required to provide …

's success well, poor productivity performance in the services sector has hampered overall productivity growth. The Republic of … People's Republic of China needs to upgrade its institutional quality and improve productivity, particularly in its services …