Labour productivity and regional labour markets resilience in Europe. [PDF]
This paper conceptualizes and empirically explores the resilience of European Union regional labour markets in terms of labour productivity growth. We assess the effect of pre-crisis region-specific factors on regional labour markets resilience controlling for the effect of exogenous technological change and substitution between capital and labour ...
Giannakis E, Mamuneas TP.
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Effect of a Simulated Heat Wave on Physiological Strain and Labour Productivity. [PDF]
Background: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of a simulated heat-wave on the labour productivity and physiological strain experienced by workers. Methods: Seven males were confined for ten days in controlled ambient conditions.
Ioannou LG+8 more
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Management of human resources in the green economy: Does green labour productivity matter in low-carbon development in China. [PDF]
Environmentally friendly economic development has become a global concern, whereas the existing literature has ignored the human resources management in the green economy.
Soomro MM+4 more
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Labour Productivity Superstatistics [PDF]
We discuss superstatistics theory of labour productivity. Productivity distribution across workers, firms and industrial sectors are studied empirically and found to obey power-distributions, in sharp contrast to the equilibrium theories of mainstream ...
Aoyama, Hideaki+3 more
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Sectoral Energy- and Labour-Productivity Convergence [PDF]
This paper empirically investigates the development of cross-country differences in energy- and labour productivity. The analysis is performed at a detailed sectoral level for 14 OECD countries, covering the period 1970-1997. A σ-convergence analysis reveals that the development over time of the cross-country variation in productivity performance ...
Peter Mulder, H.L.F. de Groot
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Exposure to excessive heat and impacts on labour productivity linked to cumulative CO2 emissions. [PDF]
Cumulative CO2 emissions are a robust predictor of mean temperature increase. However, many societal impacts are driven by exposure to extreme weather conditions.
Chavaillaz Y+8 more
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Labour Productivity in Auckland Firms [PDF]
This paper examines labour productivity in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, using microdata from Statistics New Zealand's Prototype Longitudinal Business Database. It documents a sizeable productivity premium in Auckland, around half of which is due to industry composition. There is a cross sectional correlation between productivity and employment
David C. Maré
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the commitment of stewardship that manifests in high productivity levels of their work (Geldenhuys, Laba & Venter 2014). This includes employees Background: Productivity of the South African work force remains an issue of central concern for business. It
R. Zondo
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Forecasting Labour Productivity in the European Union Member States: Is Labour Productivity Changing as Expected? [PDF]
In order to be competitive and to ensure economic growth a country should take care about its labour productivity development. Not only the labour productivity must be observed in present time but the projections of future trends and its developments must be conducted.
Berislav Žmuk+2 more
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The Wage-Productivity Gap Revisited: Is the Labour Share Neutral to Employment? [PDF]
This paper challenges the prevailing view of the neutrality of the labour income share to labour demand, and investigates its impact on the evolution of employment.
Marika Karanassou, Héctor Sala
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