I propose a two-sector endogenous growth model with heterogeneous sectoral productivity and sector-specific, nonlinear … hiring costs to analyse the link between sectoral resource allocation, low productivity growth and stagnant real wages. My … implemented in Germany in 2003-2005, is beneficial in the long-run as it raises growth of technology, labor productivity and real …

-country model of international trade and endogenous productivity growth. Knowledge spillovers link firm-level productivity in …

This paper constructs a two-country model to investigate how tariff policy influences productivity growth through … productivity of investment in innovation. We show that the relationship between tariff policy and economic growth depends on the …

convergence rates. Consistent with theories, the persistence of productivity differentials is found to be positively correlated …, productivity convergence appears to be enhanced by human capital but deterred by government spending. … determinants of cross-country differences in the persistence of productivity differentials Specifically, we focus on the effects of …