This thesis consists of two self-contained empirical essays. Essay I investigates the impact of labor subsidies on TFP, and profit per employee is included as a second outcome. Coarsened exact matching (CEM) is performed on the key variables. After matching, a difference-indifference (DID) model is applied. The study shows that firms employing workers with wage subsidies experience negative and...

F rom the viewpoint of economic theories, total factor productivity (TFP) is the most important component that leads to economic growth and development. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of knowledge-based economy on total factor productivity in the member countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. For this purpose, the panel data regression analysis ha...

Background: Due to the increasing health care costs, the issue of productivity in hospitals must be taken into great consideration in order to provide, preserve and promote public health services. Thus, increasing the level of productivity must become the main aim of any hospital. Objective of this study is to determine the total factor productivity and its components over the period under the ...

investing in research and development spending (r&d) affects total factor productivity (tfp).recently new theories of economic growth have emphasized the relationship between r&d and tfpand also identified a number of channels through which a country’s r&d affects tfp of its tradepartner. this study seeks to estimate the effect of agricultural r&d and education spending and some...

Purpose: The paper identifies the structural determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) growth in India between 1990 to 2019. Design/Methodology/ Approach: To examine drivers TFP at aggregate level, ARDL models are used, whereas for identifying sectoral level determinants, panel pooled group mean estimation methods suggested by Peseran et al. (1999) and 2SLS-IV approaches used. Findings: e...