This study estimates Climate Adjusted Total Factor Productivity (CATFP) for agriculture in Latin America and Caribbean … induces significant reductions in productivity (2.3% to 10.7%), over the 2013-2040 period. Estimated output losses due to …

This paper examines the relationship among human capital, total factor productivity growth and convergence using … technology growth across countries by use of the stochastic Solow model and dynamic panel estimation techniques. Thus the … in the data set as in the existing literature. It reports the findings as follows. First, heterogeneity in technology …

1 Introduction -- 2 The Data: Productivity and Capital Differences across Countries and over Time -- 3 Two … Complementary Frameworks to Study Convergence Clubs -- 4 Convergence Clubs in Labor Productivity -- 5 Convergence Clubs in Physical … and Human Capital -- 6 Convergence Clubs in Total Factor Productivity -- 7 Accounting for Convergence Clubs -- 8 …

We investigate the effect of international differences in corporate taxation on the realization of productivity gains … thus mitigate the resulting productivity improvement. Using firm-level data on inputs and outputs of production as well as … of two merging firms reduces the subsequent total factor productivity gain by 4.5%. This effect is less pronounced when …