labor supply margin to assess the quantitative contribution of productivity and life expectancy in explaining educational … productivity. …

manufactured goods positively affects productivity, the results imply that reducing regulatory barriers to entry can raise … productivity, and this is especially important in low income countries where exports are heavily concentrated in primary products …

of distinct regional labor markets in firm input use, productivity and location by combining firm and population census …

massive variation of agricultural labor productivity across countries. The development of credit markets enables more agents …

-liberalization quota allocation is not based on firm productivity. Removing this misallocation accounts for a substantial share of the … overall productivity gains associated with the quota removal. …

productivity (TFP). This article summarizes the evidence on the importance of resource allocation across productive units in …

States is accounted for by low GDP per hour and, in particular, low total factor productivity (TFP) in Latin America. I … percent productivity ratio between Latin America and the United States. Removing the barriers to productivity can increase …

positive relationship between aggregate productivity and average establishment size for manufacturing establishments across 124 … endogenous entry and productivity investment. The model connects small operational scales in poor countries to the prevalence in … these countries of correlated distortions (the elasticity between wedges and establishment productivity). The model also …