We study the dispersion in rates of provincial economic- and TFP growth in China. Our results show that regional growth … accelerated. We find that human capital positively affects output per worker and productivity growth. In particular, in terms of … regional gaps in China as well as an efficient means to promote economic growth. …

We study the dispersion in rates of provincial economic- and TFP growth in China. Our results show that regional growth … accelerated. We find that human capital positively affects output per worker and productivity growth. In particular, in terms of … regional gaps in China as well as an efficient means to promote economic growth. -- China ; TFP growth ; economic growth …

Offshoring is generally believed to be productivity-enhancing and this belief is underpinned by economic theory. This … productivity. Estimating the impact of materials and business services offshoring on productivity growth with industry-level data … show that there is no productivity effect of materials offshoring, while business services offshoring leads to productivity …

. Spillovers from FDI are identified by comparing changes in total factor productivity (TFP) among domestic plants in districts …

This paper estimates the relative multi-factor productivity (MFP) of privatized and state-owned enterprises using a …

(HSR) on firms' total factor productivity (TFP). The quasi-random location of the HSR station in the Italian city of Reggio … productivity. Overall results are robust to a large number of sensitivity checks and falsification tests. …

the effects of temperature on firm-level total factor productivity (TFP), factor inputs, and output. We detect an inverted …

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 …

productivity - hold for knowledge intensive services. Combining the models of Crepon et al. (1998) and of Ackerberg et al. (2015 …), allows for causal interpretation of the relationship between innovation output and labor productivity. We find that knowledge … productivity. Moreover, the firm size advantage found for manufacturing in previous studies nearly disappears for knowledge …