price shocks. Following a migrant inflow, labor costs decline and employment expands. Labor productivity decreases sharply … migration mostly benefits low- productivity firms within locations. As migrants select into high-productivity destinations …, migration however strongly contributes to the equalization of factor productivity across locations …

that these reoptimized ownership choices raise firm output by 40% and productivity by 7.5% on average. An extended property …

that these reoptimized ownership choices raise firm output by 40% and productivity by 7.5% on average. An extended property …

model predicts the impact of different patterns of state ownership and/or political connectedness on firm productivity …, and total factor productivity (TFP) using firm-level data for China between 1998 and 2007. We find, consistent with the …

, reduce their bank lending, lower their investment rate and labor productivity, and reduce their output and TFP growth by …

We investigate theoretically and empirically the role of wholesalers in mediating the productivity effects of trade … liberalization. Intermediaries provide indirect access to foreign produced inputs. The productivity effects of input tariff cuts on … firms experience productivity gains from reducing input tariffs if trade intermediation of foreign inputs within their …