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

Aleksandra Kordalska and Magdalena Olczyk ()

Bank i Kredyt, 2020, vol. 51, issue 1, 91-120

Abstract: 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 labour productivity. Additionally, significant differences in labour productivity determinants between services and manufacturing are found. The productivity of service firms, unlike manufacturing firms, is much more sensitive to changes in productivity factors.

Keywords: Eastern Europe and Central Asia; firm-level analysis; labour productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 J24 O52 O53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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Working Paper: WHAT FOSTERS FIRM-LEVEL LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN EASTERN EUROPEAN AND CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES? (2019)
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