The Productivity Impact of Skills in English Manufacturing, 2001: Evidence from Plant-Level Matched Data [PDF]
Microeconomic analyses of productivity for the UK have generally not been able to control for the quality of the labour input, primarily due to data availability, and yet the supply of suitably skilled labour is thought to be a major contributing factor ...
C Robinson, Q Li, R Harris
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DEAとInverted DEAのノンパラメトリック検定を用いたわが国の電力各社の生産性に対する電力自由化の効果検証 [PDF]
, 2018 This paper is verifying of the effects on the electric power deregulation in Japan to the productivity of each electric power company by using the parametric and nonparametric test of the DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) and the Inverted DEA (Inverted ...
SUGIYAMA, Manabu +2 more
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Assesing the Impact of the Investment Climate on Productivity Using Firm-Level Data: Methodology and the Cases of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua [PDF]
, 2005 Developing countries are increasingly concerned about improving country competitiveness and productivity, as they face the increasing pressures of globalization and attempt to improve economic growth and reduce poverty.
Escribano, Álvaro, Guasch, J. Luis
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Test of Convergence in Agricultural Factor Productivity: A Semiparametric Approach [PDF]
We tested for club convergence in U.S. agricultural total factory productivity using a sigma convergence test. We used the same club of states as used by McCunn and Huffman as well as different states within 10 clubs identified by the cluster analysis ...
Pandit, Mahesh +2 more
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EU Accession Countries’ Specialisation Patterns in Foreign Trade and Domestic Production - What can we infer for catch-up prospects? [PDF]
This paper supplements prior analysis on ‘patterns and prospects’ (Stephan, 2003) in which prospects for the speed of future productivity growth were assessed by looking at the specialisation patterns in domestic production.
Johannes Stephan
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Carbon Balance and ManagementBackground In the context of mitigating global warming and promoting sustainable development, the scientific and effective assessment of the global carbon total factor productivity (CTFP) is essential for slowing global warming and fostering green ...
Jing Liu, Jianing Zhang, Dengfeng Cui
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Comparing productivity growth in conventional and grassland dairy farms [PDF]
This paper analyzes technical efficiency and productivity growth of dairy farms in southern Germany. We compare the performance of farms operating on permanent grassland and conventional farms using fodder crops from arable land.
Kellermann, Magnus, Salhofer, Klaus
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An intersectoral analysis of the secular productivity slowdown [PDF]
Labor productivity ; Capital ...
Jack Beebe, Jane Haltmaier
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Measurements of Agricultural Productivity and Efficiency Gains from NAFTA [PDF]
The primary objective of this study is to empirically determine whether North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has contributed to increased agricultural productivity in any of its member countries.
Allen, Albert J. +4 more
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