explain most of the well-known differences in aggregate growth rates of labour productivity and employment across these … productivity and capital, the paper analyses service sector growth in detail. It argues that a careful consideration of the forces … of long-run growth may help to better explain differences in employment and productivity growth, in particular if …

This study uses new information to determine the role of foreign affiliates in productivity growth. The study has three … aims. Firstly, the study quantifies the contribution of foreign affiliates to productivity growth in OECD countries using a … employment share of foreign affiliates in the host country relative to an increase in the productivity of existing foreign …

We study the origins of labor productivity growth and its differences across sectors. In our model, sectors employ … a large and increasing contribution to aggregate labor productivity growth. Neither capital accumulation nor the …