We investigate the role of a firm's total factor productivity in its decision to import from their affiliates rather … assume higher fixed costs under outsourcing and a firm-specific production function. We use detailed French firm-level data … strong empirical support for the theoretical predictions of the model. In particular, high-productivity firms that have a …

tasks the closer they are to their core competencies, this outsourcing increases firm productivity. Moreover, I also …Empirical evidence suggests that trade liberalization increases firm productivity. This paper offers a novel … outsourcing as firms focus on their core competencies in response to tougher competition. Since firms are the better at performing …

How and by how much do supervisors enhance worker productivity? Using a company-based data set on the productivity of …

productivity in the public sector using a new panel data set of police departments covering 1987-2003. While IT adoption is …-level characteristics and the endogeneity of IT use. IT investments do, however, appear to improve police productivity when complemented …

aggregation problem introduces a bias into standard measures of firm productivity. We develop a theoretical model of heterogeneous …

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

non-labor input in which high skill agents match with high input productivity sectors where they can best leverage their … talent. When the ranking of sectors by input productivity differs across countries, their ranking by workforce skill also … exogenous differences in capital productivity induced by a country's proximity to major capital exporters the paper shows that …