This paper undertakes a cross-country analysis of productivity growth at both the aggregate and sectoral level. It … finds that Asia''s remarkable output growth over the past 40 years reflected both high investment, and rapid productivity … encouraged resource shifts from low- to high-productivity sectors. Looking ahead, sustaining rapid growth requires meeting a …

that these appreciations reflect underlying productivity gains in the tradable sector. Using panel data over the period … 1993-98, the results show clear evidence of productivity-driven exchange rate movements in the central and eastern European … expect to experience further productivity-driven real exchange rate appreciations. Evidence from a large cross-section of non …

This Selected Issues paper focuses on financing constraints and productivity in Estonia. The paper examines two …-level total factor productivity (TFP)? These questions are particularly important in the current environment, in which credit …

is relatively high, there is limited employment of nationals in the private sector, labor productivity has declined or …

This paper studies the impact of the level and volatility of the commodity terms of trade on economic growth, as well … as on the three main growth channels: total factor productivity, physical capital accumulation, and human capital … of trade growth enhances real output per capita, volatility exerts a negative impact on economic growth operating mainly …