the typical country in the world, new imported varieties account for 15 percent of its productivity growth. These effects … channels. First, trade raises productivity levels because producers gain access to new imported varieties. Second, increases in … that aggregates these micro gains to obtain an estimate of trade on productivity growth for each country. We find that in …

the typical country in the world, new imported varieties account for 15 percent of its productivity growth. These effects … channels. First, trade raises productivity levels because producers gain access to new imported varieties. Second, increases in … that aggregates these micro gains to obtain an estimate of trade on productivity growth for each country. We find that in …

the low labor-productivity growth in the African nations-without reinventing the wheel by estimating the impact of … preferential access trade agreement--the ricochet effect of the trade-induced productivity benefits via intermediates in the … Analysis Project (GTAP) with 27 sectors and 51 regions. The paper shows: (i) role of trade-mediated productivity benefits for …

Stylised evidence on trade, total factor productivity (TFP) and skill intensity of the labour force is presented …

institutional environment variables at the sub-national level in explaining firm employment and productivity growth. We find basic …