In the large literature on firm performance, economists have given little attention to entrepreneurs. We use deaths of … performance. Using longitudinal data, we find large and sustained effects of entrepreneurs at all levels of the performance … suggest that an often overlooked factor - individual entrepreneurs - plays a large role in affecting firm performance. …

interest is the difference in matched partner trade statistics, i.e., the extent to which the recorded export value in the …This paper explores official trade data to identify patterns of smuggling in international trade. Our main measure of … with the level of corruption in both partner countries. This finding supports the hypothesis that trade gaps partly …

This paper decomposes the growth of China’s export into three parts: growth in the extensive margin, increased quantity … and increased prices; we perform a series of empirical analyses using China’s export data at HS-6 digit to analyze the … characteristics of China’s export growth. From 1995 to 2010, China’s export growth was mainly driven by quantity growth with a …

We adopt a spatial econometric approach to estimate intra- and inter-industry productivity spillovers in total factor … productivity transmitted through input-output relations in a sample of 13 OECD countries and 15 manufacturing industries. Both R …

We investigate the link between productivity of firms and their sourcing behavior. Following Antràs & Helpman (2004) we … productivity premia associated with the different sourcing strategies. We find strong empirical support for the predictions of the …

surplus extractors that narrow the gap between the two highest valuations, yet reduce effort incentives. In view of this trade …

We determine workforce composition and wages in firms in the presence of productivity spill-overs between co …