The Trump administration has yet to produce a full budget, as required by law, but that is not stopping some top officials from opining about the future course of federal deficits and debt. In ...

A factor rate is simple to calculate but can result in higher costs on short-term loans Written By Written by Staff Loans Writer, Buy Side Emily Sherman is a staff loans writer for Buy Side, covering ...

This paper addresses the puzzling decline of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) levels in rapidly growing economies, such as Singapore, despite advancements in technology and high GDP per capita growth.

The secret ingredient in economic growth is what economists call total factor productivity. You can always increase output by putting more people or more machines to work, but that consumes real ...

Total factor productivity—a measure of the efficiency with which labor and capital are used—has fallen during the current recession. But, after adjustment for lower utilization of labor and capital, ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Belgium’s total factor productivity (TFP) growth slowdown since the late 1990s has been worse than peers’ despite ...