Global Productivity Slowdown and the Role of Technology Adoption in Emerging Markets

The global productivity slowdown is affecting mature as well as emerging economies and this pattern has been particularly prominent over the past five years. Productivity levels in mature economies are almost five times higher than those of emerging countries, providing ample catch-up opportunities for emerging markets in their efforts to generate growth and eradicate poverty. This article highlights the forces of new technologies and business models as key drivers for emerging and mature economies’ productivity and hence future growth patterns. However, emerging markets have to find a way to make good use of available productivity-enhancing technologies and business models that meet their economies’ needs and capabilities.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moelders, Florian
Format: Brief biblioteca
Language:English
Published: International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2016-05
Subjects:EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES, TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION, PRODUCTIVITY, GLOBALIZATION, DIGITAL DIVIDE, TECHNOLOGY CHANGE,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/330711477477685112/Global-productivity-slowdown-and-the-role-of-technology-adoption-in-emerging-markets
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30329
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