18-May-2017
English
The paper describes revisions to the trend labour efficiency component of the production function underpinning long-term economic scenarios.
7-March-2017
English
Mexico’s structural reforms are already boosting productivity, but more can be done.
23-February-2017
English
This paper surveys a broad range of studies and highlights the main findings of the empirical literature regarding business finance and productivity.
24-January-2017
English
This paper provides a quantitative description of decoupling in OECD countries over the past two decades, with the results suggesting that it is explained by declines in both labour shares and the ratio of median to average wages (a partial measure of wage inequality).
11-January-2017
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This paper explores the extent to which “zombie” firms – defined as old firms that have persistent problems meeting their interest payments – are stifling labour productivity performance.
11-January-2017
English
Productivity growth is essential to providing sustainable increases in living standards. Malaysia has reached a development stage where growth needs to be driven more by productivity gains than the sheer accumulation of capital and labour inputs.
11-January-2017
English
Malaysia has sustained over four decades of rapid, inclusive growth, reducing its dependence on agriculture and commodity exports to become a more diversified, modern and open economy.
11-January-2017
English
This paper explores the extent to which “zombie” firms – defined as old firms that have persistent problems meeting their interest payments – are stifling labour productivity performance.
11-January-2017
English, PDF, 2,817kb
Productivity growth is essential to providing sustainable increases in living standards. Malaysia has reached a development stage where growth needs to be driven more by productivity gains than the sheer accumulation of capital and labour inputs.
22-December-2016
English
Skill requirements in the labour market have significantly changed over the past two decades. The restructuring of the economy is making the labour market increasingly knowledge-based.