Latvia’s productivity growth is held back by weak innovation and inefficient resource allocation. The shortage of … efficient insolvency regime, and reducing substantial state ownership would improve the allocation of resources. Latvia also … relates to the 2019 OECD Economic Survey of Latvia (http://www.oecd.org/economy/surveys/latvia-economic-snapshot/) …

This paper assesses the possible dynamic effects of occupational entry regulations (OER) on productivity. It combines … firm-level productivity data with a new cross-country policy indicator measuring the stringency of OER by the presence of … contribution of personal and professional services to aggregate productivity growth via two channels: the acceleration of their …

some concerns about the limited opportunities for sustaining productivity growth. The aim of this paper is to examine total … factor productivity (TFP) growth in the service sector in comparison with total industries and the manufacturing sector, as … particular between the 'old' and 'new' member states. The study demonstrates that productivity growth in services was …