We investigate the link between productivity of firms and their sourcing behavior. Following Antràs & Helpman (2004) we … productivity premia associated with the different sourcing strategies. We find strong empirical support for the predictions of the …

This paper studies the impact of trade reforms on the evolution of plant's productivity in Chile (1979-2000). The main … oriented policies. We find evidence of a positive impact of export oriented policies on productivity of traded sectors relative … to non traded. On the other hand, the reduction of import barriers might have a positive impact on productivity in export …

We investigate the role of workers' and managerial experience as a determinant of firm innovation and productivity in a … innovation and productivity. The effect of managerial experience measured by age on firm performance depends instead on the type … of firm: high age of managers and board members is bad for innovation and productivity growth, while costs and benefits …

drives low-productivity firms from the small country's home market, replacing them with high-productivity exporters from … abroad. This endogenous policy response creates a selection effect that increases the average productivity of home firms when …

productivity - enhancing effect. The reform of fixed-term contracts instead did not produce the intended results: it induced a … substitution of temporary employees in favor of permanent ones and reduced capital intensity, generating productivity losses. We …

firms, and multiple asymmetric regions. Wages, productivity, consumption diversity, and markups across firms and markets are … by the Canada-US border. We find that Canadian average labor productivity increases by 8.03%, whereas US average labor … productivity rises by just 1.02%. Consumers' exposure to market power falls sizably by up to 12.11% in the Canadian provinces, and …