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Backwardness advantage and economic growth in the information age : a cross-country empirical study
Vu, Khuong; Asongu, Simplice - 2020
derives theoretical grounds from the existing economic models to support the hypothesis that the internet, inter alia, enables … evidence to show that the growth landscape has indeed shifted decisively in favor of developing countries in the Internet Age … gains from internet adoption in comparison to the average advanced country. The paper discusses policy implications from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012251917
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The German productivity paradox : facts and explanations
Elstner, Steffen; Feld, Lars P.; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2018
Despite massive digitization efforts, the German economy has experienced a marked slowdown in its productivity growth. This paper analyzes the reasons behind this disconcerting development. A major factor is the turnaround of the labor market that commenced around 2005. The successful...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011900858
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The consequences of U.S. technology changes for productivity in advanced economies
Elstner, Steffen; Rujin, Svetlana - 2019
Since at least the mid-2000's, many advanced economies have experienced low productivity growth. This development is often related to the declining productivity gains at the technology frontier, which is commonly assumed to be determined by the U.S. We challenge this explanation by studying the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011982561
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The German productivity paradox : facts and explanations
Elstner, Steffen; Feld, Lars P.; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2018
Despite massive digitization efforts, the German economy has experienced a marked slowdown in its productivity growth. This paper analyzes the reasons behind this disconcerting development. A major factor is the turnaround of the labor market that commenced around 2005. The successful...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011897954
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Productivity effects on the wage premium of Mexican maquiladoras
Mollick, André Varella; Ibarra Salazar, Jorge - In: Economic development quarterly : the journal of … 27 (2013) 3, pp. 208-220
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009783660
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Total factor productivity and the role of entrepreneurship
Erken, Hugo; Donselaar, Piet; Thurik, A. Roy - 2008
Total factor productivity of twenty OECD countries for a recent period (1971-2002) is explained using six different models based on the established literature. Traditionally, entrepreneurship is not dealt with in these models. In the present paper it is shown that - when this variable is added -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276826
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Dynamics and stagnation in the Malthusian epoch: Theory and evidence
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2008
This paper empirically tests the predictions of the Malthusian theory with respect to both population dynamics and income per capita stagnation in the pre-Industrial Revolution era. The theory suggests that improvements in technology during this period generated only temporary gains in income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284055
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The Economic Impact of Capital-Skill Complementarities in German and US Industries Productivity Growth and the New Economy
Strobel, Thomas - 2010
US labor productivity in ICT-skill intensive industries experienced tremendousincreases in post-1995 trend growth compared to Germany, while other (non-ICT-skillintensive) industries showed similar growth trends in both countries. Examining thesource of industry productivity growth in German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010312172
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Total Factor Productivity and the Role of Entrepreneurship
Erken, Hugo; Donselaar, Piet; Thurik, Roy - 2009
Total factor productivity of twenty OECD countries for a recent period (1971-2002) is explained using six different models based on the established literature. Traditionally, entrepreneurship is not dealt with in these models. In the present paper it is shown that – when this variable is added...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325764
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Total factor productivity and the role of entrepreneurship
Erken, Hugo; Donselaar, Piet; Thurik, Adriaan R. - 2009 - Current version: May 2009
Total factor productivity of twenty OECD countries for a recent period (1971-2002) is explained using six different models based on the established literature. Traditionally, entrepreneurship is not dealt with in these models. In the present paper it is shown that – when this variable is added...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011378136