original invention until a substantial increase in the rate of productivity growth can be observed. There is also strong …This study consists of an examination of productivity growth following three major technological breakthroughs: the … persuasive direct evidence that the steam engine producing industry and electric machinery had particularly high productivity …

This paper addresses the relationship between productivity in the retail sector and market size. In the paper, the … individuals working in the retail sector is used as a proxy for productivity. In order to capture urban-periphery interaction in …