multi-country sourcing model in which heterogeneous firms self-select into importing based on their productivity and country …

persistence of productivity growth differentials between nations, even though these countries show a common technology, constant … generations specification. The source of productivity (growth) differentials in our model is the existence of a non-traded capital … than leisure). We consider the influence on productivity growth differentials of private thrift, public debt, the taxation …

job creation in the US, is its slower productivity growth. This paper begins with data showing that US productivity growth … has been essentially zero since 1973 outside of manufacturing. In contrast, productivity growth in US manufacturing has …

panel of industries in 17 countries from 1993-2007. We find that industrial robots increased both labor productivity and ….37 percentage points. We also find that robots increased both wages and total factor productivity. While robots had no significant …

due to consumption externalities. Finally, with perfectly flexible prices the ranking might increase the market power of …

industry magnifies the productivity advantage of multinationals by restricting backward and forward linkages to groups of firms …

static geographical externalities and dynamic investment decisions, and it finds that economic integration need not result in …

-dependent externalities to the non-consumers. Resale markets for such goods are analysed in various institutional settings with complete …