analyse the impact of SO2 reduction in the eighties (1980-1992) on productivity growth, technical efficiency and technological … Sulphur Protocol signed in 1985. First, we estimate an output based Malmquist productivity index using distance functions … and efficiency change. Second, we regress the change in productivity and its two components on a set of explanatory …

focusing on multifactor productivity (MFP), which plays a crucial role in GDP growth and accounts for a significant share of … these are viable) tend to boost productivity. In manufacturing the gains to be expected from lower entry barriers are …-technology firms. At the same time, both privatization and entry liberalization are estimated to have a positive impact on productivity …

stimuli -- The use of important inventions as a cause of further inventions -- Productivity advance: A Case of supply and …