This paper examines the link between barriers to trade and investment and productivity performance, in the United … a robust determinant of productivity in the long term. Control variables such as spending on R&D and human capital also … range of productivity measures as well as to changes in the sectoral coverage and the set of controls. …

. Digital technologies offer opportunities to raise firms’ productivity and the population’s well-being. However, wide … productivity gaps between large firms and SMEs and between manufacturing and services weigh on economy-wide productivity, which is … far below the OECD average. A wide skills gap between youth and older generations prevents an increasing share of the …

on competition, and therefore on business dynamism, productivity and ultimately well-being. A recent update of the OECD … in turn increases the purchasing power of low-income households and reduces poverty. By raising productivity, stronger … competition will also allow higher wages. Reducing barriers to entry can facilitate firm creation, boosting investment and jobs. …

This report reviews the evidence base on how agricultural policies impact environmental sustainability and productivity …

This report contains an empirical analysis of the productivity and sustainability performance of different types of … farms in thirteen countries. Farm productivity performance is measured through estimates of average productivity levels and … structure, innovation of operations, individual characteristics as well as farm location. Productivity performance by farm …

Productivity growth is slowing down among OECD countries, coupled with increased misallocation of resources. A recent … productivity down. Moreover, while we find evidence of positive selection within zombies, with the most productive restructuring … and the least productive exiting, we also show that the zombies' productivity threshold for exit is much lower than that …