, follows a faster track and depends more on political power than on those policies' potential as engines for productivity … different groups' weight in policymaking, and the effect of the implied unbalance on aggregate productivity. Electoral weight … found that the resulting imbalance of policies damages aggregate productivity. …

This paper examines how the main characteristics of Argentina's policymaking process (PMP) affect the productivity of … illustrates the (negative) impact of Argentina's lowquality and myopic PMP equilibrium on productivity by examining two key areas …

This paper explores the link between Brazil's political institutions and its disappointing productivity and growth in … and cuts in unprotected expenditures, which put a drag on productivity and growth. In a context of robust checks and … distortions that conspire against its realization. While some improvements in productivity and growth have occurred in the past …

productivity. Our integration indicator measures value chain trade within the Single Market relative to global value chain networks …. Using a simultaneous equation model, we find an overall positive effect of integration on labour productivity, which is …