to invest abroad is positively related to their productivity and the size of their intangible assets. …

models featuring Epstein-Zin preferences and affine dynamics for productivity growth and volatility. The method relies on log …

-level productivity, focusing on the case of Estonia. We contribute to the literature in two important respects: (i) we look explicitly at … constrained. More importantly, we find that financial constraints do not lower productivity for most sectors. …

This paper provides empirical evidence on the response of labor productivity to the arrival of new inventions. The … analysis shows that labor productivity may temporarily fall below trend after technological progress. However, the effects on … productivity differ between the pre- and post-World War II periods. The pre-war period shows evidence of a productivity slowdown as …

characteristics. The results suggest that institutional differences are important determinants of total factor productivity and that …

This paper estimates the effects of offshoring on productivity in U.S. manufacturing industries between 1992 and 2000 … has a significant positive effect on productivity in the US, accounting for around 11 percent of productivity growth … during this period. Offshoring material inputs also has a positive effect on productivity, but the magnitude is smaller …

total factor productivity premium of 11-28 percent. The data do not allow testing of whether these premiums are caused by … data, we cannot disentangle its effect on productivity from those of more traditionally recognized channels of …

This paper estimates the effects of trade liberalization on plant productivity. In contrast to previous studies, we … distinguish between productivity gains arising from lower tariffs on final goods relative to lower tariffs on intermediate inputs …. Lower output tariffs can produce productivity gains by inducing tougher import competition whereas cheaper imported inputs …

This paper examines the impact of productivity shocks on real exchange rate fluctuations in a dynamic international … statistically significant relationship exists between bilateral real exchange rates and international productivity differentials in …

Cost-efficiency, scale efficiency, and productivity change are estimated by data envelopment analysis; and cost …-efficiency is regressed on explanatory variables. No evidence is found for average productivity responding to deregulation over the …