-size distribution? Do they affect individual city sizes? Do they contribute to the productivity advantage of large cities and the …

accelerated. We find that human capital positively affects output per worker and productivity growth. In particular, in terms of …

density on productivity but we also consider many other local determinants supported by theory. Empirical issues are then … addressed. Most important concerns are about endogeneity at the local and individual levels, the choice of a productivity … of local determinants of productivity, employment, and firms' locations choices are surveyed for both developed and …

with the size of production units. These distortions lead to sharp reductions in plant productivity and the fraction of … are critical in accounting for the differences in size distribution between the U.S. and Japan …

The subject of offshoring and productivity has not yet received the attention it deserves. Here I propose a simple … framework for estimating the contribution of these strategies to the growth rate of labor productivity from a time … should be interpreted with caution yet clearly suggest that offshoring can improve labor productivity in the Semiconductors …