productivity growth, and decompose it into technical efficiency change and technical progress. Our empirical results indicate that … world productivity growth was led by fast-growing newly emerging economies, whereas most developed countries experienced a … decrease in productivity growth. Technical efficiency change significantly contributed to economic growth for many fast …

paradigm from one based primarily on investment to one based on both investment and productivity growth also underscores the …

estimate total factor productivity growth (TFPG) and account for the relative importance of labor, capital, and TFPG in growth …-side policies that foster productivity growth will be vital for sustaining developing Asia's future growth in the postcrisis period …

productivity. We examined the impact of aging on those four channels in 12 developing Asian economies that collectively make up the …

jobs in the region. However, its productivity greatly lags that of the advanced economies, which implies ample room for … wide range of internal and external policy distortions is vital for improving service sector productivity. As important as …

, somewhat surprisingly in light of the difficulty of achieving productivity gains in services, we also find that services labor … productivity grew at a healthy pace in much of the region. Overall our analysis provides substantial cause for optimism about the …