Essays about: "Total Factor Productivity"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 42 essays containing the words Total Factor Productivity.

  1. 21. The Schengen Area and Technology Diffusion

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Philip Wrangberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Schengen; Technology diffusion; Total Factor Productivity; Economic growth; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The technological level of a country is known to have a significant impact on the economic growth of the region. Technology specifically is what drives the progression of productivity. The concept of technology diffusion addresses the phenomenon of countries adopting and using new technology. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Macroeconomics of Language: A Study on Linguistic Diversity and National Productivity

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Marielle Nyberg; Alexander Kidelius; [2016]
    Keywords : Economic Anthropology; Communication barriers; Ethnolinguistic groups; Polarization; Fractionalization;

    Abstract : Using a cross-section of linguistic and economic data on the 34 member states of the OECD, this paper studies the effect of linguistic diversity on economic productivity in economically developed countries. Linguistic diversity is measured through five different indices in order to find the measure that best explains the variance in Total Factor Productivity. READ MORE

  4. 23. Assessing the Effect of Damages to Capital and Total Factor Productivity : Damage Mechanisms in Integrated Assessment Models of Climate Change

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Ida Nordin; [2015]
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  5. 24. Access to finance: Small and Medium Enterprises effect on Economic Growth

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ebba Lindgren; [2015]
    Keywords : Access to Finance; Economic Growth; EU-28; SMEs; GMM; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to examine the effect small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) access to finance has on economic growth. The relationship will be explored using data from the European Commission’s SMAF index covering the 28 EU member countries. READ MORE

  6. 25. Measuring and Visualizing Geometrical Differences Using a Consumer Grade Range Camera

    University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

    Author : Gijs Ramaekers; [2015]
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    Abstract : Measuring geometrically complex parts is currently very labor and time intensive in most cases because it involves a significant amount of manual steps to perform a correct measurement. This project was done to find a more productive method of measuring these parts in a production environment. READ MORE