Economists have shown that large and persistent differences in productivity levels across
businesses are ubiquitous. This finding has shaped research agendas in a number of fields …

The EU KLEMS Growth and Productivity Accounts is the result of a research project,
financed by the European Commission, to analyse productivity in the European Union at the …

This paper presents direct measures of capital costs, equal to the product of the required
rate of return on capital and the value of the capital stock. The capital share, equal to the …

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are a rapidly growing phenomenon wherein entrepreneurial
ventures raise funds for the development of blockchain-based businesses. Although they …

Historically, manufacturing has functioned as the main engine of economic growth and
development. However, recent research raises questions concerning the continued …

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 …

The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression has generated a fundamental re-
evaluation of the free-market policies that have dominated American politics for three …

There is much evidence that the deployment of information and communications
technologies (ICTs) can improve economic productivity, reduce energy intensity and exert …

Since the mid-1990s, labor productivity growth in Europe has significantly slowed compared
to earlier decades. In contrast, labor productivity growth in the United States accelerated, so …

This paper examines the sources of economic growth in Indian economy since the 1980s,
with particular focus on the role of information and communication technology (ICT). The …