In Germany, the productivity of professional services, a sector dominated by micro and small firms, declined by 40 … percent between 1995 and 2014. This productivity decline also holds true for professional services in other European countries … small firms, despite their lower productivity levels, is not responsible for the decline. We also cannot confirm the …

growing use of Chinese intermediates on the labour productivity growth in Nordic manufacturing production processes. The main … positive and economically relevant. This productivity effect exists before and after the financial crisis, in all Nordic … their domestic supply chains. Finally, China does not seem to be special: the productivity effect of the growing use of …

on output, inputs and total factor productivity. The analysis provides evidence on the diffusion of intangible investment … slowdown in labour productivity growth has been driven by a decline in TFP growth with relatively a minor role for tangible and …

Since the early 1990s, there have been larger and increasing labor productivity differences across industries in Japan … productivity performance. …

New Zealand has experienced poor productivity performance over the last two decades. Factors often cited as reasons …, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands and Sweden based on average productivity levels, as well as benchmarking laggard, median and … productivity convergence, and the impact of the productivity frontier on non-frontier firm performance. Additionally, both labour …

Productivity is the ultimate driver of sustainable increases in living standards. While Ireland is a high productivity … country, it has not been immune from the global productivity slowdown, with the pace of growth on a downward trend throughout … the 2000s. Little research has been carried out as to the determinants behind the productivity slowdown in Ireland, and …