The paper examines Latin American countries' productivity growth levels and their convergence patterns utilizing … productivity indexes alongside with their main components. Moreover a convergence analysis is conducted estimating relative … productivity convergence paths. The results suggest that over the period examined, countries' productivity growth levels have …

account. Hence, the so-called Total Factor Productivity (TFP) mirrors the dynamic of real wages and the rate of profit. We …

Bolivia's medium-term development prospects, leading to marked increases in both urban and rural poverty. If the reform …This paper analyzes how major external shocks and policy reforms affect Bolivia's ability to achieve pro-poor growth … effect of the shocks and two major reform projects (development of the gas sector and deregulation of the urban labor market …

investigate the effect of union practices on productivity within the context of the reform. The findings show that (i) industry …In the early 1990's, the Argentine government promoted a framework for productivity-based negotiations between firms …-wide practices on displacement of workers and training have a negative impact on productivity; (ii) work practices do not appear to …

pandemic wave) was associated with declines in consumption (-1.9%), investment (-1.2%), output (-2.4%), and productivity (-1 …