What fosters firm-level labour productivity in Eastern European and Central Asian countries?

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This study examines labour productivity performance and its determinants in Eastern European and Central Asian (EECA) firms using micro-level data. We find significant differences in labour productivity among members of the European Union in Eastern Europe and other Eastern European and Central Asian countries. We also confirm the important impact of foreign ownership, exporter status, and highly skilled workers on productivity levels. However, we reveal a non-linear relationship between firm age and their labour productivity. Additionally, significant differences in labour productivity determinants between the services and manufacturing are found. The productivity of service firms, unlike manufacturing firms, is much more sensitive to changes in productivity factors.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: GUT FME Working Paper Series A ; No. 3/2019 (55)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; Economywide Country Studies: Europe ; Economywide Country Studies: Asia including Middle East
• Subject: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ; firm-level analysis ; labour productivity

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Kordalska, Aleksandra ; Olczyk, Magdalena
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Management and Economics
• (where): Gdańsk
• (when): 2019

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/202503
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