This is the background paper for the productivity extension of the World Bank's Long-Term
Growth Model (LTGM). Based on an extensive literature review, the paper identifies the main …

This article investigates the progress and prospects of agricultural productivity catch-up in
China since the rural reform. A model averaging method is employed to jointly consider four …

The objective of this study is to endorse the driving factors behind total factor productivity
(TFP) and economic growth in Pakistan. Pakistan's average growth rate is 5% for last few …

How do exporters react to changes in formal institutional contexts? We hypothesise that
when the formal institutional context reduces uncertainty, family-firm exporters increase their …

This study is the first proper attempt to examine the influence of energy poverty on
productivity. Specifically, the study investigates the effects on the level and convergence of …

Technological innovation is critical to secure long-term productivity benefits in any section of
society. Investment in ICT is often seen as an imperative for improving banking efficiency …

I extend the firm-level concept of absorptive capacity to a framework applicable to the
national level in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Employing confirmatory factor …

Evidence of how R&D, innovation and productivity are intertwined in African countries like
Ethiopia is quite limited. This study provides empirical evidence on the relationship between …

This study provides evidence on the nature and extent of the effect of Internet usage or
penetration on labor productivity growth, while focusing on the recent experience in OECD …

This paper models and estimates total factor productivity (TFP) growth parametrically. The
model is a generalization of the traditional production function model where technology is …