Structure and Performance of the Service Sector in Transition Economies

This paper examines the performance of the service sector in the Eastern European transition economies during the 1997-2004 period. The performance of the service sector as a whole and of its sub-sectors is very heterogeneous within the region. Service sub-sectors that are information and communicat...

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Main Author:	Fernandes, Ana M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity J240 Production, Pricing, and Market Structure Size Distribution of Firms L110 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope L250 Industry Studies: Services: General L800 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences Diffusion Processes O330
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5726

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spelling	okr-10986-57262021-04-23T14:02:23Z Structure and Performance of the Service Sector in Transition Economies Fernandes, Ana M. Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity J240 Production, Pricing, and Market Structure Size Distribution of Firms L110 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope L250 Industry Studies: Services: General L800 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences Diffusion Processes O330 This paper examines the performance of the service sector in the Eastern European transition economies during the 1997-2004 period. The performance of the service sector as a whole and of its sub-sectors is very heterogeneous within the region. Service sub-sectors that are information and communications technology producers or users and those using skilled labour more intensively exhibit the highest labour productivity growth. Our estimates show a positive and significant effect of liberalization on service labour productivity growth that is stronger for sub-sectors that are more distant from the technological frontier. Service liberalization is also shown to have a positive effect on labour productivity levels and growth of downstream manufacturing industries. 2012-03-30T07:34:14Z 2012-03-30T07:34:14Z 2009 Journal Article Economics of Transition 09670750 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5726 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Europe and Central Asia
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description	This paper examines the performance of the service sector in the Eastern European transition economies during the 1997-2004 period. The performance of the service sector as a whole and of its sub-sectors is very heterogeneous within the region. Service sub-sectors that are information and communications technology producers or users and those using skilled labour more intensively exhibit the highest labour productivity growth. Our estimates show a positive and significant effect of liberalization on service labour productivity growth that is stronger for sub-sectors that are more distant from the technological frontier. Service liberalization is also shown to have a positive effect on labour productivity levels and growth of downstream manufacturing industries.
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author	Fernandes, Ana M.
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title	Structure and Performance of the Service Sector in Transition Economies
title_short	Structure and Performance of the Service Sector in Transition Economies
title_full	Structure and Performance of the Service Sector in Transition Economies
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title_full_unstemmed	Structure and Performance of the Service Sector in Transition Economies
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Structure and Performance of the Service Sector in Transition Economies

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