The paper presents evidence that the contribution of differences in total factor productivity (TFP) to income …

lower Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth. It also suggests that raising real GDP growth will require increases in both … investment levels and productivity. With a ratio of investment to GDP of 13 percent during the last decade, significantly higher … productivity growth and investment will be needed to sustain GDP growth rates at 5 percent or higher. The historical performance …

productivity (TFP) in Niger between 1963 and 2003. A growth accounting analysis indicates that the erosion in output per capita …

As labor input in Japan shrinks with population aging, capital accumulation and productivity gains will drive growth …

This paper assesses productivity trends in Canada vis-a-vis the United States from two perspectives. The first one is … based on estimates of total factor productivity. The second one decomposes productivity growth into two sources: investment … underlying cause of the pickup in productivity in Canada and the narrowing of the productivity gap with the United States …

that these appreciations reflect underlying productivity gains in the tradable sector. Using panel data over the period … 1993-98, the results show clear evidence of productivity-driven exchange rate movements in the central and eastern European … expect to experience further productivity-driven real exchange rate appreciations. Evidence from a large cross-section of non …

suggested that these differences should be driven by cross-country differences in total factor productivity (TFP). This paper … discusses various measures of productivity and its determinants for the OECD countries from different dimensions: (i) the … measurement perspective; (ii) evidence on the evolution of productivity levels across OECD countries; and (iii) a critical review …

indicate that declines in factor inputs and productivity were both important determinants of the output fall. The contribution … of the productivity drop was critical, but smaller than previously reported. Possible causes of the reduction in … productivity are assessed using data on sub-national regions within Russia. Privatization and entry of private firms are found to …