Are some management practices akin to a technology that can explain company and national productivity, or do they … cross-country total factor productivity differences. …

productivity. In particular, we find that doubling agricultural credits generates around 4-5 percent increase in agricultural … productivity. We use two different agricultural production measures: (i) the agricultural component of GDP and (ii) agricultural … labor productivity. Employing a combination of panel-data and instrumental-variable methods, we show that agricultural …

across countries and sectors. On the other hand, opening to trade boosts individual firms’ productivity growth, via a number … of channels, and also enhances allocative efficiency across firms, in turn increasing aggregate productivity growth. One …

This paper focuses on investment in research and development as a factor of labour productivity and economic growth … productivity (expressed in the number of hours worked) based on selected data for EU Member States in the period 1995-2013. A … development (2.85% of EU GDP) maximising productivity (per hour of work) was determined based on the examined data. In accordance …