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Labor productivity is an important determinant of the wealth of national economies and standards of living, as its … growth explains half of per capita GDP growth. We show that there are four worlds of productivity growth among industrialized … countries, by decomposing labor productivity growth into multifactor productivity (MFP) growth and capital deepening. The four …
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Labor productivity - output per hour worked - is an important factor determining the wealth of national economies and … importance, it has received scant attention in political science. This paper seeks to fill a gap in the study of the productivity … findings are the following. Family support policy boosts productivity growth. So does public education, particularly university …
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This paper estimates the impact of the conditional cash transfer program, Red de Oportunidades, on human capital outcomes in areas with different incidences of poverty: indigenous and rural non-indigenous areas of Panama. The analysis relies on data from the Living Standards Measurement Survey...
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individual participation in sports and exercise can be a major force for achieving this goal. The productivity gains and related …
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-sponsored training leads to higher productivity levels and increased innovation, both of which benefit the firm. Training can also be …
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productivity across Ghana and South Korea. The labour productivity differentials across these firms exceed those implied by macro … show that if we allow for a non-linear effect of education on output the whole of the average productivity differences …
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