The paper surveys the literature on the effects of finance on productivity growth. In both the theoretical and … growth. Clearer positive effects emerge when considering growth channels related to productivity dynamics, with the estimated …

things equal. Increased participation in higher education enhances productivity progress and is accompanied by rising wage … thereby fosters economic growth. We apply a structural estimation approach to fully track the endogenous mechanisms of the …

direct investment (FDI) activity in driving regional total factor productivity (TFP). Using West German state-level data for …

home country. This paper investigates the effects on productivity and trade from the perspective of transaction costs … suggests that the effect of offshoring manufacturing and services on total factor productivity (TFP) is positive and larger … than the effect of R&D on productivity. …