This paper assesses sources of productivity spillovers in China's electric and electronic manufacturing industry using … important reliance on technology. In particular, the paper focuses on the role of other firms' productivity as well as … productivity shifters in affecting own firm-level total factor productivity. In addition, this paper examines the possible …

effect on the adopters' employment and on the value-added and average wage, whereas sales and productivity increase after an …

inward trade barriers affect productivity. The production function of Brazilian manufacturers is estimated at the ISIC3 two …-digit level under various alternatives, including an extension of Olley and Pakes' (1996) procedure. Firm-level productivity is … inferred and then related to trade. Findings suggest that (1) foreign competition pressures firms to raise productivity …

This paper studies the productivity impact of a contract change for tea pluckers in an Indian plantation. The contract …

Productivity varies greatly among farmers and the source of that variation is not fully understood. Using a unique …

We use a proprietary data set on the floor-level operations at the Bhilai Rail and Structural Mill (RSM) in India to …-enhancing investments in emerging economies. -- Total Factor Productivity (TFP) ; plant level data ; competitiveness and trade …

upgrading in foreign-acquired firms. We reveal substantial productivity gains within foreign-acquired firms and we show that …