in this paper we explore the link between labour productivity, international trade and regional un … evidence of a non linear negative relationship between labour productivity and regional unemployment, in the cases of European …: Productivity, Regional Unemployment, Oligopoly, Non parametrics. JEL Classification: C14, D50, F12, F16, J41, L13, R10. …

capital, per capita income and productivity seems to be at odds with the micro evidence reported. Specifically, at the economy … level the bulk of studies found a positive relation between human capital accumulation and productivity dynamics (Michie et … – low productivity and low risk or high productivity and high risk. In order for a low productivity-low risk firm to become …

The relationship between economic structure and productivity growth has been a subject of increasing interest over …. Traditionally, productivity has been introduced as explaining factor of tertiarization processes in advanced economies, while it has … been simultaneously assessed that services display lower productivity levels and growth rates than other economic …

a so-called productivity approach in which the inventors? knowledge sourcing strategies are used as explanatory factors …. These findings are stronger for inventors? productivity (quantity) than for their quality. In particular, the sole use of …

This paper analyses the impact of business process outsourcing (BPO) on firm productivity based on a comprehensive …-level productivity. The results are robust across different estimation techniques. …

Recent empirical research relates lower aggregate total factor productivity to more dispersed productivity levels … opportunity. Consequently, productivity dispersion increases and average productivity falls. I use the framework to assess the … and banks on productivity. …