research and development on the determinants of productivity gaps between the current EU-15 and accession states in central and … specialisation patterns for the explanation of observed productivity gaps and for the projection of future potentials of productivity … growth in central and eastern Europe. For the aggregated level, analysis determines the share of national productivity gaps …

productivity will thus be a very long term process. The growth performance in the three candidate countries in the most recent …

to shocks. We use a stylised two-bloc, two-period model of the global economy, with a simple stochastic productivity … shock affecting only one country. Efficient global risk-sharing imply that expected productivity gains in one country will … for the productivity gains can further increase the risk exposure of foreign shareholders. The model is calibrated to show …

the international transmission of productivity improvements generate the observed degree of risk-sharing: one associated …

firm entry and exit as well as survival analysis of new firms. Also, decompositions of productivity change into components … consisting of resource reallocation, firm entry and exit, and productivity growth within continuing firms are carried out. The … productivity compared to incumbent firms and changes in the sectoral structure of the economy. The decomposition of productivity …

Slovakia is engaged in an ambitious reform process which has the potential to quicken productivity growth, increase the …

über den Stand der Messung der Produktivität in der ganzen Welt zu geben, - die wichtigsten Herausforderungen für die …The.31st CEIES seminar "Are we measuring productivity correctly" was held on 12 and 13 October in Rome, Italy. It … of the art in measurement of productivity worldwide, - to identify major challenges for statistics with a special focus …

This paper discusses the channels between openness and productivity and trade hampering factors. The stylized facts …

On 12 June and 9 September 2008 the EESC Labour Market Observatory organised two hearings on "Sustainable Productivity …