Labor productivity levels in Bulgaria lag well behind that in the EU, weighing on the convergence process. Stronger … productivity growth would allow Bulgaria to close the income gap with the EU average more quickly and to alleviate the structural … productivity suggest that for Bulgaria closing the gap with EU standards in the areas of institutional and infrastructure quality …

growth from total factor productivity has been minor, while the high population growth poses a significant challenge to …

measures differences in labor productivity (the Ricardian measure), and the other differences in total factor productivity (the …

indicate that declines in factor inputs and productivity were both important determinants of the output fall. The contribution … of the productivity drop was critical, but smaller than previously reported. Possible causes of the reduction in … productivity are assessed using data on sub-national regions within Russia. Privatization and entry of private firms are found to …

This paper explains in detail the construction of series for productivity in the traded and nontraded sectors for a … panel of 56 countries spanning 1989–2012. The level of productivity in each sector is defined as real value added per … more disaggregated industry source data; and (ii) it allows for meaningful comparisons of the level of productivity across …

. Based on simulations in a general equilibrium model of the world economy, we find that a productivity slowdown in the non …

is explained more by a decline in productivity rather than a lack of investment. Second, tourism has been a significant … contributor to higher growth (through both capital accumulation and productivity) and lower output volatility, and in many … are islands have limited growth. Policies aimed at improving productivity, further development of the tourism sector, and …