International Productivity Comparisons Built from the Firm Level

By M. Baily, R. Solow. 2001

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The Role of the Structural Transformation in Aggregate Productivity (2010, background): “…by the model are qualitatively consistent with the differences in GDP per worker in agriculture between rich and poor countries from FAO for 1985.26 Baily and Solow (2001) have compiled a wealth of case studies from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) documenting labor productivity differences in…”
Prosperity and Depression (2002, background): “Baily and Solow (2001) study firm-based productivity and report that when faced with international competition, industry productivity increases to best-practice levels.”
FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT: A TALE OF TWO SECTORS (2011, background): “…and the US finds that, in the early 1990s, Korea was most unproductive in modern formats of large-scale retailing like specialty stores (e.g., Benetton, Gap) and department stores (e.g., Macy’s, Saks), while in mom-and-pop retailing, the US stores barely had an edge (Baily and Solow 2001, p. 163).”
Great Depressions of the Twentieth Century (2007, background): “manufacturing, construction, and mining industries: Baily and Solow (2001) , for”
Accounting for Cross-Country Income Differences (2004, unknown): “Baily and Solow (2001) present a thoughtful survey of the achievements, as well as the shortcomings, of these studies (as well as extensive references).”