). We argue that the factors behind the pre-crisis growth model of the region - skilled yet affordable labour force, foreign … direct investment, imports of productivity-enhancing technology - are petering out, and are yet to be substituted. We propose … and a strong focus on skills, labour and social inclusion to leave the middle income trap behind for good and to boost …

The fourth issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards … contains five articles. Topics covered are: recent productivity developments in the United States and Canada and implications … for the Canada-U.S. productivity and income gaps; the importance of skills for innovation and productivity; the diffusion …

. Putting Argentina on a path to stronger, inclusive and job-rich growth requires boosting productivity and strengthening … investment through wide-ranging structural reforms. Areas that require reforms include the regulation of product and labour … adjustment. In this context, improving active labour market policies and training can support workers in acquiring new skills and …

robust advancements in labor productivity. Next, the primary drivers of labor productivity growth and convergence across many … economies were driven by total factor productivity, labor quality, and digital transformation. Lastly, digital transformation … not only directly contributed to the augmentation of labor productivity, as quantified through growth accounting …

production functions, capital-skill complementarity (CSC), skill-unskilled labour complementarity (CNC), and skill …