This paper explores the link between exports and total factor productivity (TFP) in Brazilian manufacturing firms over … assumptions (exogenous and endogenous law of motion for productivity) following Wooldridge's (On estimating firm-level production … productivity, which reinforces the importance of accounting for firm export status to study the evolution of productivity. …

This paper explores the link between exports and total factor productivity in Brazilian manufacturing firms over the … significantly, but with stagnant aggregate growth in total factor productivity. The paper first estimates firm-level total factor … productivity under alternative assumptions (exogenous and endogenous law of motion for productivity) following a GMM procedure. In …