. Globalization is shown to induce heterogeneous responses across firms in terms of scope and productivity, some of which are …

In the early 1990's, the Argentine government promoted a framework for productivity-based negotiations between firms … investigate the effect of union practices on productivity within the context of the reform. The findings show that (i) industry …-wide practices on displacement of workers and training have a negative impact on productivity; (ii) work practices do not appear to …

This paper studies theoretically and empirically why and how labor policies may reduce productivity and employment in …

the effectiveness of the European railway deregulation process in enhancing efficiency and productivity in the European … regulatory conditions on efficiency and productivity. The first paper, ‘Testing for Economies of Scope in European Railways: An …. We find that for a majority of European railways economies of scope exist. The second paper, ‘Productivity Growth in …