investments, only a small growth in productivity was observed. This observations has been coined the productivity paradox. This … reveals strong presence of publication bias within ICT productivity literature and using mixed effect multilevel model …

of the effect of beauty on worker's productivity, as reported in 37 studies. The estimates are tested for publication … beauty effect concerning productivity. The average beauty effect is probably much lower than commonly believed based on the …

underscored by the similarity of the beauty effect on earnings and productivity. The second factor implies a positive link … beauty. To obtain these results we collect 1,159 estimates of the effect of beauty on earnings or productivity reported in 67 …

The voluminous empirical research on horizontal productivity spillovers from foreign investors to domestic firms has … ; Productivity spillovers ; Determinants ; Meta-analysis …

(cotton productivity) in Zambia's agro-based Eastern Province as measured by repeated cross-sections of farm-level data from …) yield" compared to using "cotton productivity" as variable. In the latter case the following matching methods all have … "productivity" variable: Finally, some of the local linear regression and the Mahalanobis matching specifications yields positive …

of firm productivity, focusing on the role played by international management standards certification. We develop and … technological capabilities, international standards are still conducive to higher productivity, through improved management … productivity premium. We further investigate the relationship between technological innovation and standard adoption. We find that …

that are correlated with firm productivity. The main channel through which tariffs distort the allocation of capital is … inputs. Trade protection can provide space for domestic firms to increase prices and mark-ups, allowing low-productivity … misallocation, leading to aggregate productivity losses of 5-10 per cent. In particular, tariffs are strongly related to distortions …

data, this is the first large-scale empirical study on the relationship between ICT and energy intensity at the firm level … capital as an indicator for the firm-level degree of digitalization and energy intensity, but the effect size is rather small …