Productivity and Efficiency Analysis

Dear Colleagues,

It is generally recognized that productivity is a synonym for economic progress. In a free society, an individual with rising productivity will have rising incomes. For an organization, the more efficient it is the more productive it is, and the longer it will likely survive. Similarly, a nation with a high median income for its people may have become rich because of the high productivity of its workers.

To enhance our understanding of the many dimensions of productivity, Economies will publish a Special Issue in 2019 on productivity around the world, including productivity within nations or sub-national units. What causes the growth or slowdown of productivity in a country or across countries? What factors might constrain productivity increases in some countries but not in others? What role does the efficiency of the factors of production play compared to technological progress in leading to higher productivity? Many countries seem to experience wide variations in productivity across sectors for extended periods of time. Do such differences persist because of sustained variations in the way technology progresses in some sectors relative to others? If so, why does the pattern of resource allocations not respond to productivity differences rapidly enough?

We also invite papers on several other dimensions of productivity. Does a higher productivity automatically lead to higher wages? Or, does higher productivity increase happiness? What is the evidence on productivity convergence or lack thereof across countries or across regions of a country? We welcome papers on labor productivity, total factor productivity, or a comparison between them. Critical surveys analyzing historical or modern literature on productivity are also welcome. Papers can explore one or more of several other themes related to the broad topic of productivity.

Papers should be submitted to Economies by the link https://susy.mdpi.com/.

Prof. Dr. Mukti P. Upadhyay
Guest Editor

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