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Policies for Productivity Growth

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  • Chang-Tai Hsieh

    (Organization of American States)

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Growth, investment and trade are the outcomes of the processes by which people with ideas start firms. But where does the productive capacity of firms come from? What are the barriers that prevent resources to flow to the firms with the greatest potential? Why is it that not all people that possess entrepreneurial talent choose to start firms? This paper reviews the micro forces that matter for aggregate productivity growth focusing on six issues: costs to reallocating labour and capital, the influence of firm ownership and political connections, informality, the allocation of talent across the economy, barriers to internal trade and the working of housing markets. It concludes that the forces are complex but matter tremendously for macro productivity and addressing them requires a wide combination of policies. Le rôle des politiques publiques pour la croissance de la productivité La croissance, l’investissement et le commerce découlent de processus par lesquels les personnes qui ont des idées créent des entreprises. Mais d’où vient la capacité productive des entreprises? Quels sont les obstacles qui empêchent la circulation des ressources vers les entreprises ayant le plus grand potentiel? Comment se fait-il que toutes les personnes qui ont un talent d’entrepreneur ne choisissent pas de créer des entreprises? Ce document examine les facteurs microéconomiques qui influencent la croissance de la productivité agrégée en se concentrant principalement sur six d’entre eux : les coûts de la réaffectation du travail et du capital, l’influence de la propriété de l’entreprise et des relations politiques, l’informalité, la répartition des talents à travers l’économie, les obstacles au commerce intérieur et le fonctionnement des marchés du logement. La conclusion est que ces facteurs sont complexes mais ont un effet considérable sur la productivité au niveau macroéconomique et leur traitement exige l’application d’un large éventail de politiques publiques.

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  • Chang-Tai Hsieh, 2015. "Policies for Productivity Growth," OECD Productivity Working Papers 3, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaac:3-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jrp1f5rddtc-en
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    Cited by:

    1. Pierce O’Reilly, 2018. "Tax policies for inclusive growth in a changing world," OECD Taxation Working Papers 40, OECD Publishing.
    2. Lin Zhou & Jianglong Li & Yangqing Dan & Chunping Xie & Houyin Long & Hongxun Liu, 2019. "Entering and Exiting: Productivity Evolution of Energy Supply in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-19, February.

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    Keywords

    croissance; growth; institutions; institutions; productivity; productivité;
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    JEL classification:

    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
    • O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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