We show that σ-convergence in regional productivity growth can be approximated by σ-convergence in sectoral … productivity growth and σ-convergence in structural transformation-led productivity growth. Applying this framework to Japanese …

The 1980s have seen the emergence of a new perception of productivity and its relationship to quality, cost and … quality and high productivity and profitability are mutually exclusive has been seriously challenged by academics and managers … alike. While most company studies point to a positive relationship between quality and productivity, the results of the …

productivity and convergence. The potential existence of geographical spillovers of human capital is also considered by applying … of human capital on regional productivity and convergence, but reveals no evidence of any positive geographical …

-parametric productivity estimates. The methodology, robust to different techniques of TFP estimation, allows us to analyze the sources of …