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The paper analyzes the link between human capital and firm-level productivity in five Asian countries. It draws on a … productivity. The productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is enhanced by a higher level of skills and education …
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We investigate the effect of pollution on worker productivity in the service sector by focusing on two call centers in … that higher levels of air pollution decrease worker productivity by reducing the number of calls that workers complete each … that the decreases in productivity are explained by increases in time spent on breaks rather than the duration of phone …
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This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A unique feature of the study is to use micro evidence on the relationship between birthweight - an early measure of nutritional advantage - and schooling outcomes to make...
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We revisit the impact of rising imports from China on within firm labour productivity growth in the EU. The period … higher fractions of Chinese imports in aggregate imports slow down labour productivity growth of domestic firms in Europe … negative effects of import competition and benefit from Chinese imports at higher productivity growth intensities. The effects …
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This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A unique feature of the study is to use micro evidence on the relationship between birthweight - an early measure of nutritional advantage - and schooling outcomes to make...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009696201
productivity growth-particularly among the less productive firms under private Chinese or foreign ownership, but not among state …
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factor productivity growth–particularly among the less productive firms under private Chinese or foreign ownership, but not …
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inventors. We hypothesize that mobility affects: (1) the productivity of prolific inventors and, (2) the value of their …
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Researchers increasingly recognize that entrepreneurial employees, intrapreneurs, play a critical role in innovation. As with regular entrepreneurship, however, the value of intrapreneurial activity depends on the firm-specific and societal reward structures that intrapreneurs face. Ideally,...
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factor productivity growth-particularly among the less productive firms under private Chinese or foreign ownership, but not …
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