productivity
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Smallholder farmers’ crop yields and productivity are failing to rise in sub-Saharan Africa
What has new evidence taught us about the evolution of smallholder agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa over recent decades?
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The impacts of noisy workplaces on productivity
Loud workplaces can cause hearing loss, but can they also hurt workers’ productivity and performance?
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Determinants and impact of cross-border patents: Evidence from a new dataset
Lower-income countries have benefitted more from the increase in technology transfers due to globalisation
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How do gender and marriage perceptions influence reporting of labour in Ghana?
Estimates of labour productivity derived from self vs proxy-reports differ significantly due to gender and marriage satisfaction effects
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Removing local barriers to entry can boost productivity growth: Evidence from Peru
Removing local barriers to entry can be a cost-efficient way to boost aggregate productivity growth in developing countries
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Promotion, pay and productivity: Evidence from Sierra Leone
Do meritocratic promotions increase worker productivity?
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Land rental markets: Experimental evidence from Kenya
Subsidising land rentals in Kenya increased land access equity and efficiency persistently, highlighting the importance of land markets for agricultural development.
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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
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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