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the channels through which tighter environmental regulation affects productivity and innovation. Our findings suggest that …, market based environmental stringency measures seem to be the most suitable to stimulate innovation and productivity growth …, especially through the channels of innovation and productivity enhancement. …
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Over the period 1995–2016, the Italian performance in terms of productivity was poor in historical terms and in … comparison with its main international partners. This issue goes beyond Italy, with declining productivity growth observed, from … diffuse slowing rates of measured productivity growth has also raised questions on whether GDP and output current compilation …
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In this paper, we investigate the environmental regulation-productivity nexus for 14 OECD countries over the years 1990 … productivity returns through innovation as suggested by Porter and Van Der Linde (1995). We find that environmental policies have a … productivity growth-promoting effect. Both market and non-marked based policies exert a positive but differentiated impact on …
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Introduction: The World Health Report 2006 defined 'availability', 'competence', 'responsiveness' and 'productivity' as … productivity emphasises the role of technologies in enhancing clinical practice and overall system efficiency. Last, recurring … health worker well-being. Conceptually, productivity is broadened to reflect a more nuanced understanding of efficiency …
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This study shows the importance of soybean production in Brazilian economic development. Three blocks of data were studied: i) the soy production chain and added value; ii) regional production and human development indexes; and iii) international trade and food security. The study demystifies...
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We study the impact of incomplete consumption risk-sharing on land misallocation in rural economies. We develop a general equilibrium model of land cultivation choices, where heterogeneous agricultural households face idiosyncratic output shocks and insure themselves by participating in a...
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This paper highlights a new driver of inequality, that may become increasingly prominent over the years: the inequality between skilled workers graduating from elite universities and those from standard institutions. This paper emphasizes that heterogeneity in higher education is a key factor in...
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