This paper surveys recent empirical studies exploring aggregate productivity growth based on firm dynamics, focusing on … micro-data from OECD countries. Aggregate productivity growth can be analysed as a sum of two separate processes. <I …>i</I>) Changes in productivity in individual firms at a given size (relative to market). And, <I>ii</I>) a reallocation process due …

profitability and productivity that can outweigh the costs of the policy. This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the link … between environmental policy stringency and productivity growth, and the various channels through which such effects can take …

As it takes time and effort to learn how to fully utilise new technology and realise its maximum potential productivity … gain, adoption of new technology tends to reduce productivity temporarily, even though the potential productivity gain in … potential explanation of the following two “productivity puzzles” reported in the Information Technology (IT) literature and in …

This paper surveys recent empirical studies exploring aggregate productivity growth based on firm dynamics, focusing on … micro-data from OECD countries. Aggregate productivity growth can be analysed as a sum of two separate processes. i) Changes … in productivity in individual firms at a given size (relative to market). And, ii) a reallocation process due to …

The recovery from the current deep recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will require raising productivity through … competition, firms face weak incentives to become more productive. Sizeable shares of labour and capital are trapped in low-productivity …

leads to changes in incumbent firms’ productivity. We find that platform use increases labour productivity growth in firms … employment. What is more, productivity gains are greater for small firms and firms in the middle of the productivity distribution … in narrowing productivity gaps among firms. Finally, productivity gains are stronger in more dynamic platform markets …

Intangible assets are an important driver of productivity and ultimately output growth. Yet, despite their aggregate … rise in the past decades, productivity has continued to grow modestly in the majority of OECD countries. This is in part … analysis, the paper provides evidence that easing financing restrictions is particularly beneficial for productivity in sectors …