productivity and efficiency. For the United States in the nineteenth century, it is shown that factories were more efficient than … efficiency. Analyzing the determinants of labor productivity in Russia the results suggest a strong positive influence of … artisanal shops, and the hypothesis that regional efficiency differences were responsible for different industrial development …

to reduced productivity of afflicted population groups are believed to be substantial. This paper examines the impact of … micronutrient intake on productivity of house-hold engaged in agricultural labor in India by applying a two-stage least squares (2 …SLS) estimation technique. The micronutrient under investigation is iron. The results indicate that productivity, measured …

It is now stylized that, while the impact of ownership on firm productivity is unclear, product market competition can … be expected to have a positive impact on productivity, thereby making entry (or contestability of markets) desirable … growth in total factor productivity. …

foreign investments on the productivity of domestic firms. Using pooled regression analysis with fixed effects for the period … 2002 – 2005, we find that: (a) foreign investments have significant positive effect on productivity of domestic firms … are controlled for in the cross-section productivity regression, the relationship between the share of foreign technical …

It is now stylized that, while the impact of ownership on firm productivity is unclear, product market competition can … be expected to have a positive impact on productivity, thereby making entry (or contestability of markets) desirable … growth in total factor productivity. …

dritte Kapitel beschäftigt sich mit dem Einfluß der Gestalt von Pachtverträgen auf die Effizienz des Inputeinsatzes des … influence of the form of tenancy contracts on the efficiency of the tenant's input decision. Using data from fourteen villages …