This study investigates: (i) the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on total factor productivity (TFP) and …

services in output and its integration in the world economy. Productivity growth in the United Kingdom has consistently … financial crisis. Sluggish productivity growth in the service sectors was the main factor behind this weak performance. Raising … productivity will help to sustain employment and wages but will require a broad range of policies. Keeping low barriers to trade …

in productivity gains from additional varieties of services, the analysis finds that real wages increase across all …