the challenge of reversing fertility trends, Japan needs to prepare for a low-fertility future by raising productivity and …

sector is highly segmented, with a relatively small core of modern high-productivity corporations, and myriad small, less … formal and low-productivity entities. This hampers efficient resource allocation and tends to entrench social inequalities … to be overcome to raise productivity in the informal, low-skill and low-productivity sector, and to facilitate resource …

lower wages, precarious jobs, less coverage by social security and less training. A comprehensive approach is required to …

productivity growth while ensuring adequate support to vulnerable firms and workers. The pandemic has also reinforced certain pre …. Making the labour market more inclusive would help the recovery and raise productivity. Switzerland would benefit from … bringing under-represented groups more effectively into the labour market. Raising skills and lowering inequities in education …

segmentation and the outsized tail of poorly performing firms, which undermines aggregate productivity growth. Low productivity … to fall behind in productivity. Lower productivity units (“laggards”), which employ a large share of the low … innovation incentives. All firms could then achieve stronger productivity gains and the most promising firms could grow faster …