I propose a two-sector endogenous growth model with heterogeneous sectoral productivity and sector-specific, nonlinear … hiring costs to analyse the link between sectoral resource allocation, low productivity growth and stagnant real wages. My … implemented in Germany in 2003-2005, is beneficial in the long-run as it raises growth of technology, labor productivity and real …

This paper considers how increasing longevity and declining birth rates affect market entry and endogenous productivity … generates productivity growth, and with imperfect knowledge diffusion the country with the larger labor force has a greater … share of firms with higher productivity levels. In this framework, population aging reduces a country’s labor supply, share …

This paper constructs a two-country model to investigate how tariff policy influences productivity growth through … productivity of investment in innovation. We show that the relationship between tariff policy and economic growth depends on the …

This paper considers how increasing longevity and declining birth rates affect market entry and endogenous productivity … generates productivity growth, and with imperfect knowledge diffusion the country with the larger labor force has a greater … share of firms with higher productivity levels. In this framework, population aging reduces a country’s labor supply, share …

-country model of international trade and endogenous productivity growth. Knowledge spillovers link firm-level productivity in …

convergence rates. Consistent with theories, the persistence of productivity differentials is found to be positively correlated …, productivity convergence appears to be enhanced by human capital but deterred by government spending. … determinants of cross-country differences in the persistence of productivity differentials Specifically, we focus on the effects of …