productivity
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Dos lecciones de la minería chilena para incrementar la productividad en América Latina
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Uno de los grandes desafíos de América Latina es manejar eficientemente sus recursos naturales. Para lograrlo, es necesario aumentar la productividad, pues esta promueve el desarrollo económico a largo plazo. Sin embargo, en nuestra región, las mediciones que existen de la productividad en la industria de los recursos naturales son…
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How Organizational Changes Can Increase Competitiveness: Evidence from Brazil
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Productivity is a fundamental concept in business because it encompasses how employees, firms, and the economy as a whole efficiently transform their inputs into outputs. From the macroeconomic perspective, productivity is often analyzed using aggregate industry data in order to better understand the trends and drivers of economic growth. Likewise,…
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Testing vs. Discretion: How Should Firms Hire Their Employees?
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New research analyzes how hiring decisions made using job assessments versus manager discretion impact employee retention and productivity.
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(Mis)measuring Economic Wealth
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In a new paper, Joseph Stiglitz offers potential ideas about what may have contributed to a mismeasurement of wealth.
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The Cost of Ignoring Labor Reform in Japan
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Economists contend that polarization in Japan’s labor force could hold back the success of Abenomics.


