Skill-biased production makes high-skill workers more efficient in rich countries Highly educated workers are relatively more productive in rich countries, largely due to a more skill-biased technological environment Labour Markets Federico Rossi Published 17.10.22
Innovation versus imitation: Where all that Chinese R&D is going The productivity of innovation could be enhanced by reducing distortions in the economy; increasing R&D expenditure is no guarantee of growth Firms Michael König Zheng (Michael) Song Kjetil Storesletten Fabrizio Zilibotti Published 29.08.22
Migrants and Firms: Evidence from China In response to migration from rural areas, manufacturing production becomes more labour intensive due to a change in technology and product varieties Migration & Urbanisation Clément Imbert Marlon Seror Yifan Zhang Yanos Zylberberg Published 11.07.22
Market access and quality upgrading: Evidence from Uganda Both demand-side and supply-side interventions are required to boost agricultural quality and productivity Agriculture Tessa Bold Selene Ghisolfi Frances Nsonzi Jakob Svensson Published 27.05.22
The productivity consequences of pollution-induced migration in China Productivity losses from pollution through the indirect migration channel are approximately as much as the direct health costs of pollution Migration & Urbanisation Gaurav Khanna Wenquan Liang Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Ran Song Published 11.02.22
How democracy causes growth: Evidence from Indonesia Democratically elected leaders are less likely to impose socially inefficient regulations or engage in rent-seeking and, hence, enhance firm productivity Institutions & Political Economy Ama Baafra Abeberese Prabhat Barnwal Ritam Chaurey Priya Mukherjee Published 07.01.22
Farm size and productivity: Evidence from India As small farms grow productivity declines, but past a certain threshold output and productivity increase Agriculture Andrew Foster Mark Rosenzweig Published 05.01.22
Caste, identity, and worker productivity in India While caste-based occupations may hold 'productivity benefits', removing the discriminatory links between low castes and work brings even larger gains Institutions & Political Economy Guilhem Cassan Daniel Keniston Tatjana Kleineberg Published 03.11.21
Easing contracting frictions with machines: Evidence from India Mechanisation standardises output and lowers supervision needs for hired labour, freeing owners’ families to engage in profitable off-farm activities Agriculture Julieta Caunedo Namrata Kala Published 01.11.21
