and total factor productivity growth in small and large states in the South. There are three main findings. First …, productivity growth increases with North-South trade-related technology diffusion and education and the interaction between the two … their interaction on productivity growth in small states is more than three times that for large countries, with the …

for greater capital accumulation, without being fully reflected in a higher rate of total factor productivity (TFP) growth …

"Feenstra and Kee study the link between export product variety and country productivity based on data from 34 … with within-country GDP maximization, as well as cross-country comparison. The authors construct country productivity based … on relative endowments and product variety. Increases in output product variety improve country productivity as the new …

"The empirical evidence on whether participation in export markets increases plant-level productivity has been … productivity increases 4-5 percent for each additional year a plant has exported, after controlling for the effect of current … exports on total factor productivity. Learning-by-exporting is more important for young than for old plants and in industries …

recently in East Asia, reflects sustained increases in firm productivity stemming from the continuous accumulation of … systematic attempts to assess technological capabilities and firm productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study utilizes … technological capabilities and manufacturing productivity in these countries, focusing on a number of broad issues related to the …

productivity improvements historically have been driven primarily by capital-intensive investment, which often involves sector …