differences in total factor productivity and, in turn, as possible sources of economic growth. This paper presents the results of … a causality study between business visits and multifactor productivity using a unique database that covers 30 sectors … sectors from business visits to productivity. Business visits emerge as a fundamental channel for the spread of knowledge. …

We estimate the impact of climate change on agricultural production in a panel of 127 countries from 1961 to 2002. In …

energy efficiency through investments in energy-efficient capital. This study uses the Canadian KLEMS panel data set to … investigate these relationships. We employ panel vector auto regressions as well as co-integration and error correction techniques …

productivity. In these regressions we included some standard control variables such as wage efficiency, educational level, and … vehicles, and non-electrical machinery have become more efficient in terms of OIs and TIs and thus improved productivity … factors on productivity. Thus, overall SMEs as well as large firms behave similarly in terms of the established relationships …