The impact of labor turnover on productivity has received a great deal of attention in the literature on organizations … similarly sized entry of new workers -- on productivity in the context of teaching hospitals. In particular, we examine the … resource utilization (measured by risk-adjusted length of hospital stay) and quality (measured by risk-adjusted mortality rates …

The paper addresses the link between productivity and labour mobility. The hypothesis tested is that technology is … diffused within the new environment creating spillovers and leading to productivity improvements. The empirical analysis is … considerable beneficial effects on industry productivity. Possible endogeneity problems related to labour mobility are tackled by …

Linked employer-employee data from New Zealand is used to study the relationship between a firm's productivity growth … relationship between productivity growth and hiring is compared to the predictions implied by two different channels: worker … quality and knowledge spillover. Although it is not possible to identify a causal relationship, the productivity of a worker …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the productivity impact of business visits, relative to traditional drivers of … productivity enhancement, namely capital formation and R&D. To carry out the analysis, we combine unique and novel data on business … results suggest that mobility through business visits is an effective mechanism to improve productivity. The estimated effect …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the productivity impact of business visits, relative to traditional drivers of … productivity enhancement, namely capital formation and R&D. To carry out the analysis, we combine unique and novel data on business … results suggest that mobility through business visits is an effective mechanism to improve productivity. The estimated effect …

Visits as a productivity enhancing channel of technology transfer. Our analysis is based on a unique database on business … evidence that BVs contribute to fostering labour productivity in a significant way. While this is consistent with what found by … returns, being more crucial in those sectors characterized by less mobility and by lower productivity performances. …