? We develop a model of human capital accumulation that emphasizes productivity and life expectancy differences across …

fall in total factor productivity and in capital accumulation. We analyze Venezuela during the collapse episode in the …

This study examines the relationship between farm size and productivity in U.S. agriculture during 1982-92. A … nonparametric regression method is applied to detect ex-post geographical patterns in changes in farm size and productivity. The … estimations show that (i) in 1982 productivity per acre was high in the East, West, and South, modest in the middle part of the U …

Offshoring is generally believed to be productivity-enhancing and this belief is underpinned by economic theory. This … productivity. Estimating the impact of materials and business services offshoring on productivity growth with industry-level data … show that there is no productivity effect of materials offshoring, while business services offshoring leads to productivity …

Offshoring is generally believed to be productivity-enhancing and this belief is underpinned by economic theory. This … productivity. Estimating the impact of materials and business services offshoring on productivity growth with industry-level data … results show that there is no productivity effect of materials offshoring, while business services offshoring leads to …

face more intense competition, is it possible that such competition spurs firms to improve productivity? To answer this … firms to improve productivity by adopting new technologies. In addition, the model predicts that during appreciations there … will be a positive relation between market concentration and improvements in productivity for industries highly exposed to …