the basis of industrial activities, employment size, capital base, pattern of linkages, and productivity levels and, (ii …

national income is questioned because of their low productivity. The present paper tries to identify important determinants of … productivity level in Small Manufacturing Enterprises (SMEs) and suggest appropriate policies for augmenting productivity levels … determinants of productivity. A close association between productivity levels and emolument per worker is also observed. Policies …

The hypothesis that human capital increases productivity is tested using data from a sample of low value … capital and productivity is determined by estimating production functions with the inclusion of dummy variables to control for … formal education and informal training by experience. Evidence of the linkage of human capital and productivity is reported …

forms that can improve productivity quality of working life. Nevertheless, it prevails a slow development and dissemination …

&D has a statistically significant positive impact on own-industry output per person, suggesting it increases productivity …

States in terms of unemployment, productivity growth and wage inequality. To show this, we construct two fictitious economies … productivity grows less due to larger mismatch. The model can be used to address a number of normative issues. …

patenting. Furthermore, it explains why R&D as a fraction of revenues is strongly related to firm productivity yet largely … unrelated to firm size or growth. …

Germany overtook Britain in comparative productivity levels for the whole economy primarily as a result of trends in … services rather than trends in industry. Britain’s productivity lead in services before World War II reflected external … economies of scale in a highly urbanised economy with an international orientation. Low productivity in Germany reflected the …