Conventional R&D-based growth theory argues that productivity growth is driven by population growth but the data … suggest that the erstwhile positive correlation between population and productivity turned negative during the 20th century … explains why in modern economies high growth of productivity and income is associated with low or negative population growth …

Conventional R&D-based growth theory argues that productivity growth is driven by population growth but the data … suggest that the erstwhile positive correlation between population and productivity turned negative during the 20th century … explains why in modern economies high growth of productivity and income is associated with low or negative population growth …

efficiency of unskilled labor,implying that the decline has played a significant role in the overall productivity slowdownand the …

and to estimate the contribution of aggregate input growth and total factor productivity (TFP) growth to income growth …

An active debate has centered on the importance of manufacturing for driving innovation in the U.S. economy. This paper … in manufacturing suppliers. We also find that employment in the economy has been evolving from manufacturing into … supply chain traded services is particularly important to innovation and the economy …

This contribution analyzes the impact of intangible capital on labor productivity growth across countries at the … capital deepening accounts for around 40 percent of labor productivity growth at both the aggregate and sectoral level. Second …, we find that this positive impact of intangible capital on productivity growth at both levels of aggregation is driven by …

This contribution analyzes the impact of intangible capital on labor productivity growth across countries at the … capital deepening accounts for around 50 percent of labor productivity growth at both the aggregate and sectoral level. Second …, we find that this positive impact of intangible capital on productivity growth at both levels of aggregation is driven by …

This study investigates the impact of the current financial crisis on Canada's potential GDP growth. Using a simple … accounting framework to decompose trend GDP growth into changes in capital, labour services, and total factor productivity, we … originates from a sharply decelerating capital stock accumulation (as investment has dropped steeply). However, over the medium …

, it shows that the comparative advantage of females in skill is reflected in their greater investment in education and in …