How does learning from mistakes affect future productivity?

This paper surveys and evaluates recent empirical work addressing the question of why businesses differ in their measured productivity levels. "What determines productivity?" Journal of Economic Literature 49:2 (2011): 326–365. Key references. Bartelsman, E., Haltiwanger, J., Scarpetta, S. "Cross ... Feb 11, 2009 ... 1 Productivity and grazing pressure interact in determining autotroph diversity, because high productivity increases the capability of a ... Our findings indicate that natural carbon limitations caused by high community photosynthesis can enhance photorespiration and cause a significant decline in ... Nov 11, 2014 ... AbstractDiversity generally increases ecosystem productivity over short timescales. Over longer timescales, both ecological and evolutionary ... Oct 15, 2008 ... This difference can be accounted for by contrasting evolutionary history. Temperate regions have smaller species pools for productive habitats ... This in turn frees up resources for workers to use elsewhere. What determines how productive workers are? The answer is pretty intuitive. The first determinant ... Feb 18, 2011 ... – Productivity growth determines sustainable economic growth ... What Determines Competitiveness? Endowments. • Endowments create a ... In this paper we estimate the long-run relationship between total factor productivity, R&D capital stock and human capital in the Italian regions between ... Nov 5, 2012 ... Managerial practice scores are correlated with firms' productivity levels (& growth, survival, etc.) ▫ What is correlated with management scores ...