face a fall in output, mark-ups and profits, and the average productivity of survivors increases. These pro …

international sourcing of materials depends on a firm’s productivity and the availability of local services. These predictions are …

it improves aggregate productivity net of transport costs. We show that this condition is likely to be met by a reduction …

This paper combines different strands of the productivity literature to investigate the effect of idiosyncratic (firm …-country differences in key economic outcomes, such as productivity or output per capita, to differences in policies and institutions that … determinants of productivity at the firm-level and the evolution of the distribution of productivity across firms within each …

both imports and exports, and iii) examine the impact of imports according to the country of origin. Looking at the export …

experts may impact on the productivity and wages of domestic firms. Using matched worker-firm data from Denmark and a …

of income and export intensity. We investigate theoretically and empirically how financial constraints affect a firm …'s innovation and export activities, using unique firm survey data which provides direct measures for innovations and firm … export and hence to catch up to the technological frontiers. This negative effect is amplified as financial constraints force …

export status and provides an explanation for the lackluster average productivity performance of exporting plants. … economic environment and their contributions to aggregate productivity growth in the period following the implementation of the … North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In all industries, an overwhelming share of aggregate productivity growth is …