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dispersion, and 2) the correlation between within-firm skill dispersion and productivity is positive in industries with higher …
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This paper examines the relationship between firm multifactor productivity growth (mfp) and changing skill levels of …
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This paper studies whether skilled migrants contribute to the host country's 'productive efficiency' (Farrell, 1957) using input-output and immigration sectoral data for seven industries in twelve countries during the period 1999-2001. We find that skilled migrants contribute positively to a...
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We present a global production sharing model that integrates the organizational choices of offshoring into the determination of relative wages in developing countries. The model shows that offshoring through foreign direct investment contributes more prominently than arm's length outsourcing to...
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We measure the extent to which skilled immigrants increase innovation in the United States by exploring individual patenting behavior as well as state-level determinants of patenting. The 2003 National Survey of College Graduates shows that immigrants patent at double the native rate, and that...
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-employee data from Portugal. Using dynamic panel data methods, we quantify a firm-specific productivity term for each firm, and we …
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-adjusted index of labor services. We find that Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth decreases significantly when using the latter … method. This means that when using the alternative method one explains more of the growth in labor productivity than what a …
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Romania relatively high rates of temporary migration might have positive long-run effects on average skills and wages …
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(or negative) effects of schooling on productivity that have been recently reported (i) in the micro literature on …
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We provide first evidence regarding the direct impact of educational mismatch on firm productivity. To do so, we rely … productivity, we find that: i) a higher level of required education exerts a significantly positive influence on firm productivity …, ii) additional years of over-education (both among young and older workers) are beneficial for firm productivity, and iii …
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