first propose three measures of firms' productive performance: labor productivity, total factor productivity, and technical … countries in the sample. The exception is Morocco, whose various measures of firm-level productivity rank close to the ones of …

productivity growth in Chile between 1992 and 2004. The authors estimate an extended production function where plant output growth … positive and significant effect of foreign direct investment in services on productivity growth of Chilean manufacturing plants … investment in services account for almost 5 percent of the observed increase in Chilean manufacturing productivity growth during …

productivity. "--World Bank web site …

"The author studies the determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) for manufacturing firms in Bangladesh using …

of the sources of productivity growth. In line with this framework, Chapter 1 begins with an overview of Thailand …'s productivity dynamics at the macroeconomic level and identifies the causes of its slowing GDP growth rate.7 Chapter 2 analyzes the … characteristics of Thai manufacturing firms and sub-sector productivity dynamics, revealing the drivers of firm productivity and …

which exporting is "permanent" vs. "transitory" are reviewed, together with the extent to which productivity gains from … suggest that while exporters have higher productivity rates, profitability is equal compared to non-exporters, but inventory …