This paper empirically examines the effects of three indexes for the product diversification of exports (the Theil … diversification of exports is positively related to the real GDP per capita in the low-, the lower middle-, and the upper middle …

) and endogenous productivity effects from services. I begin with a small stylized model to help understand the fundamental … accession that fails to incorporate FDI in services and endogenous productivity effects from additional services would yield an …

with Dixit-Stiglitz endogenous productivity effects from additional varieties. They specify a numerical model, with …

in the same region is associated with increasing productivity of local firms, especially in form of cross …

We investigate the roles of productivity and the specificity of inputs for the international sourcing strategy of firms … transaction. The dataset also provides information to estimate the firms' productivity and their intensity in relationship …

productivity (TFP) in the supplying manufacturing industries: a 10% increase in the number of foreign chains' outlets is associated … with a 2.4% to 2.6% boost to the TFP in the supplying industries. The decomposition of the aggregate productivity in the … sector to FDI may stimulate productivity growth and improve allocation efficiency in manufacturing industries and thus …