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Are Pro-Productivity Policies Fit for Purpose? Productivity Drivers and Policies in G-20 Economies

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  • Bart van Ark

    (The Productivity Institute, The University of Manchester)

  • Dirk Pilat

    (The Productivity Institute, The University of Manchester)

  • Klaas de Vries

    (The Conference Board)

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  • Bart van Ark & Dirk Pilat & Klaas de Vries, 2023. "Are Pro-Productivity Policies Fit for Purpose? Productivity Drivers and Policies in G-20 Economies," Working Papers 038, The Productivity Institute.
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