between developed and developing economies and is not stable over time. The estimation results indicate that, especially …

This paper describes the trends in foreign bank ownership across the world and presents, for the first time, empirical …

Historical data for over hundred years and 14 countries is used to estimate the long-run effect of productivity on the … real exchange rate. We find large variations in the productivity effect across four distinct monetary regimes in the sample … argue that changes in trade costs over time may affect the impact of productivity on the real exchange rate over time. We …

fiscal policy, government effectiveness and productivity. Here, their dataset is extended in a number of ways: the number of … countries included is increased from 85 to up to 116, and more recent data for both government effectiveness and productivity …

We present a heterogeneous-firm model in which management ability increases both pro- duction efficiency and product … quality. Combining six micro-datasets on management practices, production and trade in Chinese and American firms, we find … inputs, and imported inputs from more advanced countries. The structural estimates indicate that management is important for …

total factor productivity. We exploit time, country, and industry differences in the opening of EU labor markets from 2004 …