identify the impact of increased import competition on firm performance and its contribution to the significant productivity … that imports took away market share from domestic firms. Furthermore, much of the effects on sectoral productivity come … firms in particular, which can be rationalized by an increase in the minimum productivity threshold needed to survive in …

A firm's productivity depends on how production is organized given the level of demand for its product. To capture this … theory, heterogeneity in demand leads to heterogeneity in productivity and other firms' outcomes. We use the theory to … and will decentralize decisions. The new organization of the average exporter results in higher productivity, although the …

efficiency. First, treatment firms have higher productivity and quality after accounting for rug specifications. Second, when …

This paper estimates the effects of trade liberalization on plant productivity. In contrast to previous studies, we … distinguish between productivity gains arising from lower tariffs on final goods relative to those on intermediate inputs. Lower … output tariffs can produce productivity gains by inducing tougher import competition whereas cheaper imported inputs can …