-up mechanism through capital accumulation where technology is embodied in new capital goods. Using a putty-clay model of production …, including persistently high but declining rates of labor and total-factor productivity growth, a U-shaped response of the …

factor productivity and output per worker. Our theory also suggests that productivity differences should be highest in medium … these tasks are designed to be used by skilled workers, productivity in the LDCs will be low. Even when all countries have … equal access to new technologies, this mismatch between skills and technology can lead to sizable differences in total …

While there is widespread empirical evidence indicating exporting producers have higher productivity than nonexporters … methods, inputs, and product designs from their international contacts, and this learning results in higher productivity for … exporters relative to their more insulated domestic counterparts. Alternatively, the higher productivity of exporters may simply …

productivity growth, higher markups in product markets, and spending declines resulting from tighter lending standards at financial …

) productivity growth, as more productive businesses displace less productive ones. However, this research has been limited by the … productivity measures. If prices reflect idiosyncratic demand or market power shifts, high "productivity" businesses may not be … selection and productivity growth using data from industries where we observe producer-level quantities and prices separately …

annual Census Bureau information on 116 pulp and paper mills' vintage, technology, productivity, and pollution abatement … productivity show the importance of allowing for differences based on plant technology. In a model incorporating technology …Does the impact of environmental regulation differ by plant vintage and technology? We answer this question using …