investigate the relationship between exports and productivity. Our overall results are in line with the big picture that is by now … controlled for, and these exporter productivity premia tend to increase with the share of exports in total sales; there is strong … government report higher productivity premia. However, the level of development per se does not appear to be an explanation for …

Many countries strive to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) hoping that knowledge brought by multinationals will … spill over to domestic industries and increase their productivity. While the empirical studies have cast doubt on the … productivity level. The evidence is suggestive of both high productivity firms having a higher probability of supplying …