Can we use neoclassical growth model to single out the important transmission channels through which primitives a¤ected the Indian economy and caused the remarkable growth of the period 1982 to 2002? In this paper, we answer the question by applying the new technique of business cycle accounting to the Indian economy. Business cycle accounting procedure is based on the idea that primitives a¤ec...

This paper explores the institution of apprenticeship in Ghana. A model is presented where apprenticeship training is highly idiosyncratic, increasing an individual's productivity in the current firm, but not in any other firm. Still, individuals are willing to fund apprenticeships as they can reap the returns to the specific training of apprenticeship if they manage to acquire the capital requ...

In this paper, we present an alternative strategy for estimation of DSGE models when data is available at di¤erent time intervals. Our method is based on a data augmentation technique within Bayesian estimation of structural models and allows us to jointly use data at di¤erent frequencies. The bene…ts achieved via this methodology will be twofold, resolution of time aggregation bias and identi…...

Several companies use the amount of deliveries as a metric of performance evaluation of the developer. However, the productivity of a developer and his importance for the company is not only related to the amount of lines of code produced. There are a variety of factors that can contribute to the relevance of a developer for a team. This paper aims at mapping some of these factors, measuring th...

Matching IT infrastructure with the needs of a business is a CIO’s biggest challenge. The increasing complexity of IT infrastructure and the constant pressure to reduce its costs, forces CIOs to maximize the use of existing resources and to enhance productivity of key technical people. Downtime, however brief, can result in revenue losses, unhappy customers and a loss of productivity. Instead o...

‘New ways of working’ refers to non-traditional work practices, settings and locations with information and communication technologies (ICT) to supplement or replace traditional ways of working. It questions the contemporary work practices and settings still very much used in knowledge-intensive organizations today. In this study new ways of working is seen to consist of two elements: work envi...

Knowledge is the foundation for growth and development. Investment in knowledge improves new method for originate knowledge society and knowledge economy. Investment in knowledge embraces expenditure on education and R&D and software. Measuring of investment in knowledge is characteristically complicated. We examine the influence of investment in knowledge in multifactor productivity growth and...

Organizations face challenges supporting knowledge workers due to their particular requirements for an environment supportive of their self-guided learning activities which are important to increase their productivity and to develop creative solutions to non-routine problems. Face-to-face knowledge sharing remains crucial in spite of a large number of knowledge management instruments that aim a...

Japanese Dairy Cattle Productivity Analysis is carried out based on Bayesian Network Model (BNM). Through the experiment with 280 Japanese anestrus Holstein dairy cow, it is found that the estimation for finding out the presence of estrous cycle using BNM represents almost 55% accuracy while considering all samples. On the contrary, almost 73% accurate estimation could be achieved while using s...

We use a general equilibrium model to address the question whether a regulatory emission standard or an emission tax yields higher societal welfare for any given target on aggregate emission. The key feature of the model is that the plants are heterogeneous in productivity and monopolistically competitive in the production of dirty-goods whose by-product is emission. We …nd that the standard yi...