-stage simulation making a distinction between immediate direct effects and possible long-run effects from increased productivity. While …

American and Caribbean countries to analyze the magnitude and determinants of the productivity gap between large and SME firms … and to simulate of the impact on productivity of various policy scenarios. …

This paper combines different strands of the productivity literature to investigate the effect of idiosyncratic (firm …-country differences in key economic outcomes, such as productivity or output per capita, to differences in policies and institutions that … determinants of productivity at the firm-level and the evolution of the distribution of productivity across firms within each …

productivity-enhancing effect. The reform of fixed-term contracts instead did not produce the intended results: it induced a … substitution of temporary employees in favour of permanent ones and reduced capital intensity, generating productivity losses. We …

corruption on productivity. Corruption is defined as a 'bribe tax' and is compared to another form of institutional inefficiency … their effects in the full sample, only the bribe tax appears to have a negative effect on firm-level productivity, while the … taxes, implying that bribing does not emerge as a second-best option to achieve higher productivity by helping circumvent …

. Aspects of behaviour and performance studied include total factor productivity, employment levels, investment behaviour and … profitability. On the whole, energy taxes increased total factor productivity and returns to capital but decreased employment, with …, with some industries losing out in terms of productivity and profitability when faced with increased energy taxes, while …

We evaluate the effects of employer-provided formal training on employee suggestions for productivity improvements and …

In 1996, a blueprint on the integrated approach towards improving total factor productivity (TFP) in the Philippines … was formulated in a document called the National Action Agenda for Productivity: 1997-1998 (NAAP). NAAP achieved modest … accomplishments. Thus, there is a need to continue and build on its maiden achievements in order to remove productivity …

German and Austrian firm productivity. Unique matching of data from 1994 to 2003 suggests that tarif reductions raise parent … firm productivity significantly. A ten percentage point decrease in tarif rates can lead to total factor productivity gains …