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The impact of high-tech capital on productivity : evidence from Australia

Connolly, Ellis; Fox, Kevin J. - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 44 (2006) 1, pp. 50-68

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Multinationals' productivity advantage : scale or technology?

Girma, Sourafel; Görg, Holger - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 45 (2007) 2, pp. 350-362

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Plant Vintage, Technology, and Environmental Regulation

Gray, Wayne B. - 2001

Does the impact of environmental regulation differ by plant vintage and technology? We answer this question using … annual Census Bureau information on 116 pulp and paper mills' vintage, technology, productivity, and pollution abatement … include our technology, vintage, and renovation variables. Sample calculations of the impact of pollution abatement on …

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Reallocation, Firm Turnover, and Efficiency : Selection on Productivity or Profitability?

Foster, Lucia - 2005

There is considerable evidence that producer-level churning contributes substantially to aggregate (industry) productivity growth, as more productive businesses displace less productive ones. However, this research has been limited by the fact that producer-level prices are typically unobserved;...

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Transition Dynamics in Vintage Capital Models : Explaining the Postwar Catch-Up of Germany and Japan

Gilchrist, Simon - 2004

-up mechanism through capital accumulation where technology is embodied in new capital goods. Using a putty-clay model of production …

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Macroeconomics of Persistent Slumps

Hall, Robert E. - 2016

In modern economies, sharp increases in unemployment from major adverse shocks result in long periods of abnormal unemployment and low output. This chapter investigates the processes that account for these persistent slumps. The data are from the economy of the United States, and the discussion...

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Do Well Managed Firms Make Better Forecasts?

Bloom, Nicholas; Kawakubo, Takafumi; Meng, Charlotte; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

We link a new UK management survey covering 8,000 firms to panel data on productivity in manufacturing and services. There is a large variation in management practices, which are highly correlated with productivity, profitability and size. Uniquely, the survey collects firms' micro forecasts of...

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Revisiting Import-Substituting Industrialisation in Post-War Brazil

Colistete, Renato P. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

This article reassesses the classic period of Import-Substituting Industrialisation (ISI) in Brazil between 1945 and 1979. New data presented here show that Brazilian industry achieved significant labour productivity growth during the post-war years and became more technologically sophisticated,...

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Productivity in the Small Manufacturing Enterprises: Determinants and Policy Issues

Mukherjee, Dipa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004

therein. Factors like technology, access to resources and inputs, general macroeconomic atmosphere, etc. emerge as important …

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Technological Upgradation in the Informal Manufacturing Sector: Possibilities and Problems

Mukherjee, Dipa; Mathur, Ashok - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002

Target groups both at the National and Regional level. Associated policies should address availability of proper technology …

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