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 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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Main Author: Fernandes, Ana M.
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:EN
Published: 2009
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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