planning and infrastructure provision, enhancing competition and increasing investment in innovation and intangibles. This … consequence of sustained low multi-factor productivity growth within industries, as well as weak investment. Economic geography is …, removing barriers to fixed capital investment (including taxation), accessing benefits from agglomeration by improving urban …

labour market mismatches. Investment rates have been rising rapidly in recent years, and foreign direct investment has been … found to have a positive impact on total investment. Investment in human capital is still at a relatively low level compared …

and quality of investment raises questions. This study focuses on business investment, as the main driver of physical and … sector will be crucial to upgrade the quality of business investment and to enhance the allocative efficiency of capital …

trade in goods, trade in services and foreign direct investment (FDI) statistics) can be assessed by means of comparisons …

-intensive manufacturing exports and foreign direct investment. Better performance in these areas would boost job creation and thus make growth … more inclusive. It would require improving further infrastructure, in particular transport and energy provision …, modernising product market regulations, developing skills, and reconsidering barriers to trade and investment. OECD simulations …

, allowing for local spillovers (or crowding out) within the same industry and across industries. Foreign investment in the firm …