In this report we review the literature on the relationship between ICT and productivity. In
Sect. 1 we discuss in broad terms the theoretical relationship between ICT and productivity …

This paper investigates the “weak” and “strong” versions of Porter Hypothesis (PH) focusing
on the manufacturing sectors of 17 European countries between 1997 and 2009. The …

A central concept in development economics is the notion of structural change. Structural
change, which we narrowly define in this chapter as the reallocation of labour across sectors …

Economists have long puzzled over the astounding differences in productivity between firms
and countries. In this paper, we present evidence on a possible explanation for persistent …

We develop a quantitative framework to explain the relationship between aggregate/sector-
level total factor productivity (TFP) and financial development across countries. Financial …

The Ricardian model predicts that countries should produce and export relatively more in
industries in which they are relatively more productive. Though one of the most celebrated …

This article describes the contents and the construction of the EU KLEMS Growth and
Productivity Accounts. This database contains industry‐level measures of output, inputs and …

In macroeconomic models, the elasticity of substitution between clean and dirty energy
inputs within the energy aggregate is a central parameter in assessing the necessary …

In this paper I ask which of the multiple mechanisms suggested in the literature are
quantitatively important for understanding the process of structural change. I build a model …

This study explores the channels through which technological investments affect productivity
performance of industrialized economies. Using a Stochastic Frontier Model (SFM) we …