increased competition from demand shocks in export markets - and the induced product mix reallocations - induce productivity … changes within the firm. We then empirically test for this connection between the demand shocks and the productivity of multi …-product firms exporting to those destinations. We find that the effect of those demand shocks on productivity are substantial - and …

industrial policies allocated to competitive sectors or that foster competition in a sector increase productivity growth. We …

productivity of the targeted industries and regions grew significantly faster than those of non-targeted ones. While the plant …-level total factor productivity also grew faster in targeted industries and regions, the misallocation of resources within them … got significantly worse, especially among the entrants, so that the total factor productivity at the industry-region level …

measure the impact of participation on the ex-post research productivity of the firm. We are able to find evidence that … frequent participation in these consortia has a positive impact on research expenditure and research productivity. These … firms' research productivity. Furthermore, we find evidence that part of this impact arises from the increased knowledge …

trade protection reduced growth rates of labor productivity and total factor productivity, while industrial policies, such … as tax incentives and subsidized credit, were not correlated with total factor productivity growth in the promoted … sectors. The evidence, thus, implies that less government intervention in trade is linked to higher productivity growth …

may then force managers to improve the productivity of the firm in order to ensure survival. While this hypothesis has … competition shocks. We find that import competition leads to productivity increases in family-managed firms that are initially … unproductive. Productivity improvements are driven by family management as opposed to family ownership or non-managing family …