This paper examines the causal relationship between exporting and productivity using a ten years long plant-level panel … length to trace the trajectory of TFP and other productivity measures of groups of firms classified by their export history …

We analyze the evolution of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) over the past 45 years … show a remarkable recovery in the performance of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agriculture between 1984 and 2006 after a long period … sector specific policies, appear to have played an important role in improving agriculture’s performance. Despite the …

and analyzing statistical data on productivity trends and technological change in the energy-intensive manufacturing … analysis to the agriculture and electric power sectors in India, South Korea, and two other developing countries. They will … also examine the impact of alternative model specifications on estimates of productivity growth and technological change …

agricultural production, consumption and trade, and resulted in significant agricultural productivity improvements. However, there … of this study is to measure and compare the levels and trends in agricultural productivity in transition countries with … those of the European Union (EU) countries making use of the most recent data available from the Food and Agriculture …

This paper briefly presents the results of a total factor productivity (TFP) study of South African commercial … agriculture, for 1947-1997, and illustrates some potential pitfalls in rate of return to research (ROR) calculations. The lag …

We assess long-run patterns of global agricultural productivity growth between 1970 and 2005 and examine the … relationship between investments in technology capital and productivity. To measure agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) we … increases in extension-schooling without commensurate improvements in research capacity did not improve productivity performance. …