document the first empirical results on the relationship between imports and productivity for Germany, a leading actor on the … systematically by testing for self-selection of more productive firms into importing, and for productivity-enhancing effects of … imports ('learning-by-importing'). We find a positive link between importing and productivity. From an empirical model with …

) and objective data on productivity, profits and establishment survival. We establish that workplace education and training …

In this paper, we estimate the causal effect of ambient air pollution on individuals' productivity by using panel data … and players. Our analysis shows negative and non-linear effects of air pollution on short-run productivity. We further …

unions are remarkable: unions in the workplace significantly improve productivity but reduce enterprise profitability …

and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from … level surveys performed by the Statistical Offices. Our micro-econometric analysis confirms previous findings of concave age-productivity … profiles, which are consistent with human capital theory, and adds a new finding of a rather negative effect of age on firms …

first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between productivity and size of the export market for Germany, a leading …