Why income per worker differs worldwide

Riccardo DiCecio

Economic Synopses, 2010, No 7

Abstract: A higher entry cost distorts the industry structure and the allocation of productive factors across firms, which results in lower total factor productivity and output per worker.

Keywords: Income distribution; Productivity; Income (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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