The paper investigates the impact that the multinational scope of firms' activities can have on their productivity … margin (greater geographical dispersion of multinational activities). Using a large sample of top R&D investors in the world …, we propose an econometric model based on an R&D and a productivity equation, which are both allowed to depend on …

Empirical research on the drivers of multi-factor productivity (MFP) is abundant at the firm- and industry level but …

Productivity growth has slowed across most OECD economies since the mid-2000s. While important aspects of New Zealand …’s economic performance have improved over this period, productivity growth is still comparatively low. This continues a long …-run trend of poor productivity in New Zealand, which is the key reason why average incomes are still below the OECD average …