technology and the importance of technical and allocative efficiency. We show that the diversity of factor choices in not due to … a non-homothetic technology. Observable skills are not quantitatively important as determinants of productivity … differentials could be levelled out, substantial gains thorough improvements in allocative efficiency would be possible. …

, can be based on creation of an innovation-friendly environment. As our research has shown, it is important to consider …

dramatically during the same period. We examine the sources of Germany's productivity demise using the ifo industry growth …While the US experienced two successive labor productivity surges in 1995 and 2000, Germany's productivity declined … accounting database that provides detailed industry-level investment information. While much attention has focused on the …

that of services has been growing. This study focuses on the "Hirschmanian" channels through which sectoral growth can lead … African economy. Manufacturing is found to be especially important as a source of demand for the services sector and the rest … in manufacturing on the South African economy. -- growth ; manufacturing ; services ; multipliers ; input-output tables …

The importance of services inputs in enhancing manufacturing productivity and competitiveness has been well documented … strength of the interlinkage between the services and manufacturing sectors in India and China, using value-added and exports … when we use the value-added approach. Second, China's services value-added contribution is concentrated in traditional …

" exits. Moreover, the derived dataset allows to monitor the innovation activities of the firms and also to capture …

for economic growth and convergence in the international economy. Although some studies show that industry has been … the contrary, most jobs are generated in low-productivity activities in the service sector. …

We present the first comprehensive set of firm-level total factor productivity estimates for China's manufacturing … sector that spans her entry into WTO. We find that productivity growth is among the highest compared to other countries. For … our preferred estimate, the weighted average annual productivity growth for incumbents is 2.7% for a gross output …

total factor productivity, we also find that highly productive firms self-select into the export market. The implication for …

This article investigates the efficiency of firms in India manufacturing sector, using a Stochastic Frontier Analysis …