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China has made impressive strides in education in recent decades, even though the accumulation of human capital has lagged behind that of physical capital. Going forward, access to and quality of education will be key to sustain economic convergence with the most advanced economies and to offset...
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indicators and multifactor productivity (MFP) growth is also examined with a particular focus on the role of public policies in … these measures of innovation intensity and MFP growth. Innovation-specific policies such as R&D tax incentives, direct … productivity growth. However, direct empirical evidence of the positive effects of these policies on productivity is less …
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productivity growth and requires new thinking on policy. The returns to investing in KBC differ significantly across countries and …
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gains, and the contribution of efficient resource allocation to this process. Realising the growth opportunities implied by …
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productivity growth underperforming peer countries. Based on macroeconomic analysis and supported by firm-level data, results point …
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country, it has not been immune from the global productivity slowdown, with the pace of growth on a downward trend throughout …
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This paper explores the link between skill and qualification mismatch and labour productivity using cross-country industry data for 19 OECD countries. Utilising mismatch indicators aggregated from micro-data sourced from the recent OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), the main results suggest...
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This paper extends earlier OECD work exploring the link between skills mismatch, productivity and policies to include the countries in the second wave of OECD Survey of Adult Skills, with a special focus on New Zealand. We find that the percentage of workers who are mismatched in terms of skills...
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Inclusive development is a key policy priority since growth processes have not always helped lowerincome groups …. Innovation is a major driver of growth and its relationship with inequalities in income and opportunities raises some important …
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