resuscitate HOV by introducing a simple Hicks-neutral (HN) factor-productivity adjustment, an approach that was heavily criticized …. In this paper, we re-examine the productivity question by estimating factor-specific productivities from the individual … technology data of multiple countries. Using a dataset of 29 countries, both developed and developing, we find evidence of factor …

This paper examines how trade liberalization affects the innovation incentives of firms, and what this implies for … industry productivity. For this purpose we develop a reciprocal dumping model of international trade with heterogeneous firms … expected industry productivity. The central results of the paper regarding firm and industry level R&D spending differ …

STEM-skill intensive and are associated with innovation, as well as with technology adoption, management, and diffusion …We study the impact of techies—engineers and other technically trained workers—on firm-level productivity. We first …-neutral productivity in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. We find that techies raise firm-level productivity, and this …

lifetime, regardless of current electricity prices. We then estimate that the productivity of energy inputs is persistently … explain the effects of entry-year electricity prices on subsequent energy intensity. We discuss how this “technology lock …

to make the proper adjustments for international productivity differences. The central tool is a factor conversion matrix …