in the effect and size of productivity shocks explain most of the gap in misallocation between manufacturing and services …, while the remainder is explained by differences in firm productivity and age distribution. We interpret these results as …

in the effect and size of productivity shocks explain most of the gap in misallocation between manufacturing and services …, while the remainder is explained by differences in firm productivity and age distribution. We interpret these results as …

present paper analyzes the impacts of total labor productivity and efficiency in Oman State. As Gulf States, they have … industries and trade, helped by long sea shores. Recent introduction of intermediate industries relative, labor productivity and …

finding is that manufacturing shows little evidence of either labor productivity or multifactor productivity convergence … convergence results, the paper introduces a new measure of multifactor productivity which avoids many problems inherent to … traditional measures of total factor productivity when comparing productivity levels. The lack of convergence in manufacturing is …

It is well established that mis-allocation of factor resources lowers productivity. In this paper, I use data from both … factor revenue productivity (TFPR). I also decompose the variance in TFPR and show that raw material and output distortions …

offshoring. We find that from 1997 to 2007 average annual multifactor productivity growth in manufacturing was overstated by 0 … ; manufacturing ; price measurement ; productivity ; output growth …The rapid growth of offshoring has sparked a contentious debate over its impact on the U.S. manufacturing sector, which …

productivity growth (TFPG), technical change, and efficiency change for a panel of firms during the period 1991 to 2001 in 26 … Indian manufacturing industries. The paper then analyses the factors explaining productivity growth, technical change and … the period. The most significant factor affecting efficiency change, technical change and productivity growth is RD …

productivity. We examine these claims. Non-parametric plots and regressions show a robust positive association between the … manufacturing sector and Business R&D expenditures (BERD), while the relationship between manufacturing and exports or productivity …