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“...Euro area economies have lower total factor and labour productivity than the US. I argue that differences in entry cost contribute to this by affecting firms'...”

“...Poor countries have low rates of wage employment and high rates of self-employment. This paper shows that they also have high rates of unemployment relative to...”

“...A declining agricultural employment share is a key feature of economic development. Its main drivers are: improvements in agricultural technology combined with...”

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