innovation and imitation. We develop a theoretical model showing that skilled labor has a higher growth-enhancing effect closer … level and subsequent growth in rich countries. In particular, we show that in OECD economies it is crucial to isolate the …

experience. -- Human capital indicators ; regional growth …

experience. -- Human capital indicators ; SOEP ; regional growth …

much better than the Barro and Lee (1996) or Nehru et al. (1995) series in a number of growth specifications. We interpret … the (lack of) relationship between educational investment and growth. Using our preferred empirical specification, we also … show that the contribution of TFP to cross-country productivity differentials is substantial and that its importance …

- together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue … that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic growth through all four elements because it shapes individual … work effort, fertility, and the demographic transition. And it affects total factor productivity by constraining or …

-together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that … religion can enhance or impinge upon economic growth through all four elements because it shapes individual preferences … work effort, fertility, and the demographic transition. And it affects total factor productivity by constraining or …

This paper examines how productivity effects of human capital and innovation vary at different points of the … conditional productivity distribution. Our analysis draws upon two large unbalanced panels of 6,634 enterprises in Germany and 14 … are more dispersed in the Netherlands. In both countries, we observe non-linearities in the productivity effects of …