, rapidly narrowed the productivity gap with advanced economies. In contrast, in countries of the Commonwealth of Independent … States, which embarked on reforms later and contented with less depth, the productivity gap remains substantial. While the …

This paper uses teacher assessments at age 16 in Norwegian comprehensive schools to measure different types of skills …. While we follow the literature and interpret test scores in Mathematics and Science as proxy for cognitive skills, we use a … novel measure for another type of skills: Performance in behavioral and practical subjects. Using individual register data …

productivity-enhancing effect. The reform of fixed-term contracts instead did not produce the intended results: it induced a … substitution of temporary employees in favour of permanent ones and reduced capital intensity, generating productivity losses. We …

This paper examines the long-run impact of ordinal rank during primary school on productivity using comprehensive … most likely mechanisms for this effect on task-specific productivity. …

countries. In theory, trade openness can affect inflation through changes in market competitiveness and productivity …. Nonetheless, previous empirical studies often fail to account for productivity effects, and their results may overstate the role … controlling for productivity effects. Indeed, when market competition and productivity effects are both accounted for, trade …

is found that patents ought to be weaker, the more intense competition, the higher R&D productivity, and the more …