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The Impact of Competition on Management Quality: Evidence from Public Hospitals

Bloom, Nicholas; Propper, Carol; Seiler, Stephan; Van … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

In this paper we examine the causal impact of competition on management quality. We analyze the hospital sector where geographic proximity is a key determinant of competition, and English public hospitals where political competition can be used to construct instrumental variables for market...

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Americans Do I.T. Better: US Multinationals and the Productivity Miracle

Bloom, Nicholas; Sadun, Raffaella; Van Reenen, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

The US has experienced a sustained increase in productivity growth since the mid-1990s, particularly in sectors that … intensively use information technologies (IT). This has not occurred in Europe. If the US “productivity miracle” is due to a … abroad. This paper shows in fact that US multinationals operating in the UK do have higher productivity than non …

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IT and Management in America

Bloom, Nicholas; Brynjolfsson, Erik; Foster, Lucia; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

structured practices for performance monitoring, target setting and incentives enjoy greater productivity and profitability …

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The new empirical economics of management

Bloom, Nicholas; Lemos, Renata; Sadun, Raffaella; Scur, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

Over the last decade the World Management Survey (WMS) has collected firm-level management practices data across multiple sectors and countries. We developed the survey to try to explain the large and persistent TFP differences across firms and countries. This review paper discusses what has...

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Measuring and Explaining Management Practices Across Firms and Countries

Bloom, Nicholas; Van Reenen, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

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

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