The measurement of efficiency and productivity growth at the regional level requires the researcher to select among … efficiency does not appear to be very sensitive to the choice of capital or technique. However, the measurement of productivity …

productivity growth for seven regions of China between 1987 and 1997 into five partial effects--changes in value added coefficients … contributions to labor productivity of the different factors at the regional level. In this way, we present a new perspective on …

formalize the occupation choice decision. As individuals gain information on their own productivity, they may change occupations …

The objective of this paper is to analyze the effects on regional manufacturing productivity of various external …

productivity misalignments across regions. In accordance with the Balassa-Samuelson Hypothesis, such misalignments are positively … correlated in all samples. Aggregate productivity seems to be the driving force at the national level. The adjustment mechanism …

and development is vital for long-term productivity growth. Despite Canada’s resilience to the global financial crisis, it … is still vulnerable to weak future growth due to lingering economic frailties such as low productivity. Canada trails in … significant factors to Canada’s low productivity. To ensure that sustainable living standards are attained in the future, Canada …

This study compares the productivity of six major US and Japanese motor vehicle manufacturers---General Motors, Ford …, Chrysler, Toyota, Nissan and Mazda---from the early 1950's through 1987. Techniques of productivity measurement, conventionally … determinants of growth in productivity are evaluated, including economies of scale, adoption of "just-in-time" manufacturing, and …

The "productivity paradox" of information systems (IS) is that, despite enormous improvements in the underlying …. As a result, we could assess several econometric models of the contribution of IS to firm-level productivity. Our results … the productivity paradox disappeared by 1991, at least in our sample of firms. …

.S. human resource management (HRM) practices on worker productivity. The Japanese production lines employ a common system of … practices patterned after the Japanese system achieve levels of productivity and quality equal to the performance of the … participation that extends only to problem-solving teams or information sharing do not see large improvements in productivity …