Over the last decades, productivity in the tradable sector rose substantially, while in the non-tradable sector, output … duality in higher education as well as heterogeneous ability of individuals can explain the differences in labor productivity … can explain that despite an increase in human capital in both sectors, there is still a gap in productivity. In other …

promoting training and the extent to which the productivity effects of training are shared with employees. …

profiles than jobs in the US. However, matching frictions are no more severe than in the US, and recruiting technology is …

profiles than jobs in the US. However, matching frictions are no more severe than in the US, and recruiting technology is …

higher productivity and growth. In light of the importance of skills for fostering labour productivity, this paper examines …

This paper explores the contribution of structural change and the skill upgrading of the labour force to productivity …. Our growth decomposition based on an original database we built for Tunisia and Turkey shows that productivity is mainly … explained by intra-industry changes during the import substitution period. Second, we show that this productivity increase has …