Microeconomic Aspects of Productivity Developments during the Great Recession in Croatia – the CompNet Productivity Module Research Results

Miljana Valdec and Jurica Zrnc ()
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Miljana Valdec: Croatian National Bank
Jurica Zrnc: Croatian National Bank

No 22, Surveys from The Croatian National Bank, Croatia

Abstract: This paper explores microeconomic aspects of productivity in Croatia based on Competitiveness Research Network (CompNet) main findings. Several stylised facts emerge from our analysis. Overall, the Croatian economy consists of a small number of highly productive firms and a large portion of relatively unproductive firms, no matter the measure used. During the Great Recession productivity in Croatia decreased and this was accompanied by a sharper percentage point fall in the productivity of relatively unproductive firms, while top decile firms were less hit by the recession. Our estimates show that the recession had beneficial effects on resource allocation of labour among firms, thus increasing productivity. These benefits were especially present in the tradable sector. However, the recession was accompanied by growing misallocation of capital, which adversely affected productivity dynamics ubiquitously across all sectors.

Keywords: CompNet; heterogeneity; productivity distribution; resource allocation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D21 D24 L11 L25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12 pages
Date: 2017-07
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