, and total factor productivity (TFP) using firm-level data for China between 1998 and 2007. We find, consistent with the … model, that the firms with the highest levels of TFP had low levels of political affiliation and/or state ownership. …

Using a unique plant-level dataset we examine total factor productivity (TFP) growth and its components, related to … literature on the Porter Hypothesis, which posits a positive relationship between environmental regulation and "green" TFP growth … of firms. Our exercise is innovative as Sweden has a unique regulatory structure where the manufacturing plants have to …

electricity-sector TFP across countries. The model predicts modest long-run GDP gains from improving electricity-sector TFP …

overall TFP growth. In contrast, TFP growth in manufacturing is primarily driven by incumbent firms. Entry and exit dynamics … in this context exert minimal or even negative influence on TFP growth. Although entrants in manufacturing initially …. This dataset facilitates an evaluation of start-ups’ and exiting firms’ contributions to Total Factor Productivity (TFP …

identification procedure, we show that the dominant shock driving total factor productivity (TFP) is akin to a diffusion or news … policy and the nature of intangible capital accumulation both played dominant roles in accounting for the differences in TFP …

Using data from 11 main manufacturing industries in 17 OECD countries, this paper empirically investigates the … product market structure and technology diffusion. It is found that the manufacturing industries display a wide range of …