Bassanini, Andrea; Scarpetta, Stefano; Visco, Ignazio - 2012
In this paper we present an international comparison of growth trends in the OECD countries, with a special attention …. The main conclusions are that some "traditional" factors lay behind the disparities in growth patterns across the OECD … countries. In particular, they refer to the ability of countries to employ their labour force. There also seem to be some new …