a model of endogenous growth with frictions. Productivity increases with knowledge, which advances via innovation, and …. -- Economic models ; Potential output ; Productivity …

productivity growth. …

the other hand, is the major force leading to convergence in productivity due to the effect of the diffusion of technology … convergence in productivity levels. The structural model is then tested for a set of OECD countries over the period 1965 to 1994 …

We offer a barrier model of growth with a broader understanding of the sources of productivity growth. Organizational … more on own productivity improvements through organizational change. Trade liberalization in backward economies does not … give the expected boost to productivity growth, because of low capability to take advantage of the frontier technology …

Using a worldwide firm-level panel dataset I document a "U-shaped" relationship between productivity growth and … baseline levels within each country and industry. That is, fast productivity growth is concentrated at both ends of the … productivity distribution. This result serves as a potential explanation to two stylized facts documented in the economic …

The growth of agricultural productivity is widely believed to be low. But this study finds the productivity growth rate … may be an advantage.Martin and Mitra examine the growth and convergence of total factor productivity in agriculture and … rarely tested view that the rate of growth in agricultural productivity is invariably low. But Martin and Mitra find that the …

when we include R&D moments in the estimation. Finally, we study the link between firm heterogeneity and R&D subsidies, and …

foreign activities. Data for eleven sectors are used to explain the impact on total factor productivity of R&D by the sector … Dutch economy. The elasticity of total factor productivity with respect to R&D is approximately 35% for R&D by the sector …