Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Productivity

  1. BNDES FINANCING AND LABOR PRODUCTIVITY IN BRAZIL: AN ANALYSIS BY COMPANY SIZE
    Analysis of how BNDES financing affects labor productivity in Brazilian firms, showing micro and small enterprises gain more than larger companies.
  2. Allocative efficiency explains much of the U.S. productivity slowdown
    Analysis shows allocative efficiency deterioration, driven partly by sectoral volatility, explains most US productivity slowdown in the 1970s and 2000s.
  3. Forest carbon stock changes China’s forestry productivity estimates
    Analyze China's forestry productivity 2000-2020 using green total factor productivity measures integrating ecological and market efficiency while incorporating forest carbon stock.
  4. Automation lowers rents and widens inequality less within groups
    Automation targets high-wage jobs, dissipates worker rents, and offsets productivity gains. Analysis of U.S. data shows automation explains half of wage inequality growth since 1980.
  5. AI is described as expanding finance’s production frontier
    Explore how AI expands financial production possibilities through data activation, efficiency gains, service restructuring, and risk optimization while navigating algorithmic bias and regulatory.
  6. RGGI linked to lower wages for unskilled energy-sector workers
    RGGI carbon emissions trading program caused significant wage declines for unskilled workers in energy-intensive sectors, with 7% reduction four years post-implementation, while skilled workers.
  7. Noncompete clauses are linked to lower mobility and wages
    Economic analysis of noncompete clauses, examining whether they protect firm investments or reduce worker mobility, wages, and innovation through widespread use.
  8. FDI co-moves with long-run growth in Poland, Ukraine, and Vietnam
    Study examining FDI's role in economic growth across Poland, Ukraine, and Vietnam (2004–2024), analyzing how institutional stability and absorptive capacity mediate investment-growth linkages.
  9. Wages track productivity more closely in wealthier countries
    Explore how productivity gains translate differently to wages across income levels. Study reveals threshold effects showing wealthier nations have stronger wage-productivity links than.
  10. Municipal solid waste compost often improved crop yield and soil fertility
    Systematic review of 114 studies on municipal solid waste compost impacts on crop productivity and soil fertility, identifying agronomic benefits but highlighting gaps in long-term research.
  11. Employers rate non-employed applicants by reason for absence
    Study reveals how employment gaps affect hiring decisions. Training breaks boost prospects, while discouragement stigma severely harms candidacy. Employer perceptions vary by gap reason.
  12. Global grassland productivity dataset spans 1958–2100
    Gridded aboveground net primary productivity dataset for global grasslands from 1958-2100, combining historical observations with future climate projections for carbon and land management research.
  13. Review of BLS Employment Projection Methodologies: Foundations, Current Practices, and Opportunities for Enhancement
    Comprehensive review of BLS Employment Projections methodologies covering demographic, macroeconomic, and occupational modeling frameworks for long-term labor market forecasting and workforce.
  14. Review of book on post-shareholder primacy policy
    Examination of corporate governance transition from shareholder primacy to productivity-centered decision-making models, analyzing stakeholder role recalibration and institutional mechanisms.
  15. Automation improved operational efficiency in Saudi insurance companies
    Study analyzing automation's impact on operational efficiency in Saudi Arabian insurance companies through analysis of employee perceptions and technology adoption effects.
  16. Network-based model links supply chain structure to prices and wages
    General equilibrium model of global supply chains structured as directed acyclic graphs, explaining how network topology determines prices, wages, and specialization endogenously.
  17. Nutrient Uptake and Growth Kinetics of Novel Environmental Phytoplankton Isolates from the Galápagos Archipelago
    Study characterizes growth kinetics and functional traits of Galápagos phytoplankton isolates, revealing taxon-specific deviations from allometric scaling predictions.