theory and the traditional analysis of export policy. The source of the trade divergence, the motive for intervention and the … determined by the maximum potential profitability of the home industry. It is argued that interpretations based on ?profit …

1,689 SWIFT adopters) between 1998 and2005. We find that adoption appears to have large effects on profitability, but it … between new technologies and firm organization. The profitability effectoperates by both raising sales and decreasing …

other aspects of firm behaviour. In this paper we consider the impact of minimum wages on firm profitability by exploiting … firm profitability was significantly reduced (and wages significantly raised) by the minimum wage introduction. This … residential care homes, and a second on firms across all sectors). Interestingly, we find no evidence that the profitability …

United States or Sweden. Nevertheless the contribution to the long run growth of labour productivity stemming from even the …

This paper uses new product-specific, micro-level US data to show that New England had lower levels of productivity in …-abundant country – has higher labour productivity contradicts the Rothbarth-Habakkuk model. We suggest Britain’s industrial success …

We study the productivity of US owned plants in the UK. Using a new dataset that identifies foreign and domestic MNEs …

companies with higher wages, higher productivity and higher capital intensity. The ‘blip up’ in new recognitions is consistent …

-level productivity, profitability, Tobin’s Q, sales growth and survival rates. Management practices also display significant cross …