Traditional studies of the Dutch disease do not typically account for productivity spillovers between the booming energy sector and non-oil sectors. This study identifes and quantifes these spillovers using a Bayesian Dynamic Factor Model (BDFM). The model allows for resource movements and...

We document the evolution of productivity in a steel mini mill with fixed capital, producing an unchanged product with Leontief technology. Despite almost un- changed production conditions, output doubles within the sample period (12 years). We decompose the gains into: downtime reductions, more...

The tremendous changes in the context of Higher Education motivate the organization to integrate new innovative ICT solutions to comply with quality challenge. This affects the trainers in their practices, looking for pedagogical tools to integrate into the course. In the framework of distance...