, the hypothesis that input quality and plant productivity are complementary in generating output quality. We embed this …

Although market concentration is one of the main impediments to productivity growth globally, data constraints have … the effects of local industry concentration on productivity. The main results show that a decline by 10 points in the … factor productivity of revenue. Local industry concentration also has heterogeneous effects on productivity across industries …

Using panel data for nearly all service providers in a single industry sector, we examine productivity responses to … interest in maximising productivity. Ours is the first study to measure service industry productivity using both price and … Productivity (TFP) than incumbents. Increased competition from new entrants leads incumbents to reduce the price of union …

face a fall in output, mark-ups and profits, and the average productivity of survivors increases. These pro … confirmed in an empirical study of the German clothing industry. -- International trade ; firm heterogeneity ; productivity …

improvement in productivity. Both econometric and non-parametric approaches are applied based on a 6-year balanced panel data of … international trade volume and trade structure towards high-tech exports result in positive effects on China's regional productivity …

enhances productivity and quality through mechanisms including employees becoming better motivated, more informed and paying … greater attention to product details, we find that membership in offline teams: (i) initially enhances individual productivity … are solicited by management; (vi) similar relationships exist for more educated team members. These findings square with …