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Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009

"This paper examines the impact of trade with Japan, North America, and the European Union on technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in Korea, Mexico, and Jordan. Measures of foreign research and development are constructed based on industry-specific research and development...

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Fear the walking dead? : incidence and effects of zombie firms in Europe

Hallak, Issam; Harasztosi, Péter; Schich, Sebastian T. - Europäische Kommission / Gemeinsame Forschungsstelle - 2018

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Capital dynamics, global value chains, competitiveness and barriers to FDI and capital accumulation in the EU : study carried out for the European Commission, DG JRC, under contrac...

Adarov, Amat; Stehrer, Robert - Europäische Kommission / Gemeinsame Forschungsstelle - 2020

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Sectoral productivity vis-à-vis the US and heterogeneity within the EU27 : the role of firm size distribution and firm demographics

Martínez Turégano, David - Europäische Kommission / Gemeinsame Forschungsstelle - 2020

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Poland - Convergence to Europe : The Challenge of Productivity Growth - Investment Climate Assessment

World Bank - 2012

Improving the investment climate is a key pillar of the World Bank's private sector development strategy. Without a good investment climate, firms and entrepreneurs of all types-from farmers to micro-enterprises to local manufacturing concerns and multinationals-have few opportunities and...

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The transmission of productivity through global value chains : formal concept and application to recent developments in the EU27

Martínez Turégano, David - Europäische Kommission / Gemeinsame Forschungsstelle - 2021

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Lithuania - Country Economic Memorandum : Converging to Europe - Policies to Support Employment and Productivity Growth

World Bank - 2013

Lithuania's long-term economic strategy aims at building the foundations for achieving rapid convergence with Western European countries. The medium-term objective of the economic policy is to meet the economic criteria for accession and to get ready for membership in the European and Monetary...

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Europe 2020 Romania : Evidence-based Policies for Productivity, Employment, and Skills Enhancement

World Bank - 2013

Employment and skills are at the core of Europe 2020, the European Union's (EU) competitiveness strategy, and are decisive for high productivity and sustained growth. Romania has overcome significant challenges on its path to EU membership and in the early years thereafter. However, the Romanian...

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Firms' productive performance and the investment climate in developing economies : an application to MENA manufacturing

Kinda, Tidiane - 2009

-level technical efficiency and the investment climate for 22 developing economies and eight manufacturing industries. The authors … well as different dimensions of the government-business relation. The analysis reveals that some industries, more exposed … to international competition, are more sensitive to investment climate deficiencies. For some industries, this is also …

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Foreign direct investment in services and manufacturing productivity growth : evidence for Chile

Fernandes, Ana Margarida - 2008

"During the 1990s, foreign direct investment in producer service sectors in Latin America was massive. Such investment may increase the quality of services, reduce their cost, and offer opportunities for knowledge spillovers to downstream users of the services. This paper examines the effects of...

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