This Paper examines the relationship between foreign ownership and productivity, paying particular attention to two … productivity than foreign multinationals, but the difference is less stark in the service sector than in the production sector, and …

This paper assesses the strength of productivity spillovers non-parametrically in a data-set of 12 industries and 231 …

Gains from productivity and knowledge transmission arising from the presence of foreign firms have received a good deal …

This Paper investigates whether there is convergence in Total Factor Productivity towards the technological frontier at … technological frontier, and therefore make a contribution to productivity growth through technology transfer. We also find evidence …

we use data on market sector productivity, R&D and non-R&D intangible assets, and public sector R&D spending. We look for … civil or defence R&D. Our findings tentatively suggest that for maximum market sector productivity impact government …

An extensive literature on the convergence of productivity between countries examines whether productivity is pulled … use the wide dispersion of productivity across firms to explore convergence to the national frontier. Given this within …

How do economic policies and institutions affect job reallocation processes and their consequences for productivity … little relationship to relative productivity across firms and sectors. Since liberalization began, the pace, heterogeneity …, and productivity effects of job flows have increased substantially. The increases occurred more quickly in rapidly …

This paper assesses the ‘one big wave’ in multi-factor productivity (MFP) growth for the United States since 1870. The … boosting productivity growth, followed by a reopening that contributed to the post-1972 productivity slowdown. …

capita income, whereas its labour productivity level -- notably in manufacturing -- remained relatively high. The Dutch …

The US has experienced a sustained increase in productivity growth since the mid-1990s, particularly in sectors that … intensively use information technologies (IT). This has not occurred in Europe. If the US “productivity miracle” is due to a … abroad. This paper shows in fact that US multinationals operating in the UK do have higher productivity than non …