tariffs higher up and further down in the value chain depress value added, employment, labor productivity and total factor … productivity to varying degrees. We find no benefits for the sector that enjoys additional protection, yet there is some evidence …

This paper constructs an industry-level dataset of productivity across advanced economies, showing that Korea’s labor … productivity and total factor productivity levels are below the median of other advanced economies. We identify sizable industry …-level productivity gaps in Korea with respect to the global frontier, especially in market-oriented services. Using the OECD’s Product …

productivity in the manufacturing sector, focusing on the interaction between this policy shock and firm and environment … firm productivity. Specifically, reductions in trade protectionism lead to higher levels and growth of firm productivity …, investment climate, and financial development, do not appear to influence the effect of trade liberalization on firm productivity …

This paper reassesses the impact of trade liberalization on productivity. We build a new, unique database of effective … linkages. Our findings point to a dominant role of the indirect input market channel in fostering productivity gains. A 1 … percentage point decline in input tariffs is estimated to increase total factor productivity by about 2 percent in the sector …