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Gross value added and total factor productivity in Czech sectors
Volek, Tomáš; Novotná, Martina - In: Contemporary Economics 9 (2015) 1, pp. 17-28
The main purpose of this paper is to consider the development of total factor productivity in the development of gross value added in individual sectors of the economy of the Czech Republic in the period from 1996 - 2011. The National Account was the source of the data. The paper addresses the...
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Corruption and tax burden: What is the joint effect on total factor productivity?
Kéïta, Kouramoudou; Laurila, Hannu - In: Economies 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-16
A common conclusion in the literature is that both corruption and taxation hamper economic growth. It is also plausible …. Moreover, corruption and tax burden are supposed to be intertwined. This paper focuses on the supposedly linked effects of … corruption and tax burden on total factor productivity. The empirical study uses panel data from 90 countries for the time span …
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A Monthly Economic Activity Index System for Suriname
Bhaghoe, Sailesh - 2018
Advancements in data collection and data processing techniques revolutionized access and availability of high frequency data in macroeconomics. A large body of literature focusses on these high frequency data advancements in advanced economies. However, small less-developed economies often lack...
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Digitalization's effect on the sectoral structure change in the economy: A comparative analysis of Ukraine and selected countries
Pizhuk, Olha; Lazebnyk, Larysa; Mamonova, Hanna - In: Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe 25 (2022) 2, pp. 21-43
This article examines the impact of digital transformation on changes in the sectoral structure of Ukraine's economy, other post-communist countries, and countries with highly developed economies. Firstly, we estimate the structural changes and differences in the sectoral model by gross...
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KLEMS growth accounting implemented in Poland
Kotlewski, Dariusz; Błażej, Mirosław - In: Statistics in Transition New Series 21 (2020) 1, pp. 95-122
The aim of the article is to present the main body of the KLEMS growth accounting recently implemented in Poland. The works on the KLEMS productivity accounting in Poland started in 2013 and focused on areas such as the development of methodology and the availability and assessment of data....
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The measurement of child costs: A Rothbarth-Type method consistent with scale economies
Bargain, Olivier; Donni, Olivier - 2010
We propose a new methodology to estimate the share of household income accruing to children (i.e., the cost of children). Following the principle of the Rothbarth approach, the identification of the children's share requires the observation of at least one adult-specific good. However, our...
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Productivity, Exporting and Financial Constraints of Chinese SMEs
Van Biesebroeck, Johannes - 2014
While many studies explain the correlation between firm-level productivity and export status entirely by better firms self-selecting into exporting, a few studies find evidence of reverse causation. Especially in developing or transition economies, exporters seem to improve performance after...
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Mean and Bold?
Witte, Kristof De; Dijkgraaf, Elbert - 2007
The Dutch drinking water sector experienced two drastic changes over the last 10 years. Firstly, in 1997, the sector association started with a voluntary benchmarking aimed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the sector. Secondly, merger activity arose. This paper develops a tailored...
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Measuring the performance of banks: Theory, practice, evidence, and some policy implications
2013
The unique capital structure of commercial banking - funding production with demandable debt that participates in the economy´s payments system - affects various aspects of banking. It shapes banks´ comparative advantage in providing financial products and services to informationally opaque...
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Are Scale Economies in Banking Elusive or Illusive?
Hughes, Joseph P.; Mester, Loretta J.; Moon, Choon-Geol - 2000
This paper explores how to incorporate banks' capital structure and risk-taking into models of production. In doing so, the paper bridges the gulf between (1) the banking literature that studies moral hazard effects of bank regulation without considering the underlying microeconomics of...
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