tougher competition does indeed raise productivity and one of the main mechanisms is through improving management practices …. To establish this, I report on new research seeking to quantify management. I relate this to theoretical perspectives on … the economics of competition and management, arguing that management should be seen at least in part as a transferable …

We present a heterogeneous-firm model in which management ability increases both pro- duction efficiency and product … quality. Combining six micro-datasets on management prac- tices, production and trade in Chinese and American firms, we find … inputs, and imported inputs from more advanced countries. The structural estimates indicate that management is important for …