This paper explores the contribution of structural change and the skill upgrading of the labour force to productivity …. Our growth decomposition based on an original database we built for Tunisia and Turkey shows that productivity is mainly … explained by intra-industry changes during the import substitution period. Second, we show that this productivity increase has …

productivity gap between firms at the productivity “frontier” (the top 10% within each detailed industry) and medium performers at … the 40-60 percentile of the productivity distribution. The composition of skills, especially the share of high skills …, varies the most along the productivity distribution, but low and medium skilled employees make up a substantial share of the …

labor contract modalities on firm productivity within the industrial sector through a structural model. We find that … temporary workers contribute to firms’ labor productivity to a lower extent than permanent workers, while also having …

of employer provided training. We demonstrate that high product market competition is associated with increased training …

of employer provided training. We demonstrate that high product market competition is associated with increased training …

of employer provided training. We demonstrate that high product market competition is associated with increased training …

of employer provided training. We demonstrate that high product market competition is associated with increased training …

This paper examines the duties, skills and training of the technicians who work in the various parts of UK industry …

-for training. Both channels lead to a decline in TFP. We test these implications in a large panel of Spanish manufacturing firms …