superior productivity and significantly lower profitability of foreign firms compared to their German counterparts. Furthermore …, foreign takeovers are on average followed by much larger employment declines than German takeovers and show no productivity …

Economic performance and productivity varies considerably by region in Germany. Overall, efficiency levels are higher … productivity. To a considerable extent, the disparities between East and West are an expression of rural vs. urban discrepancies …

, productivity growth has been slowing down in all developed economies. At the same time, however, studies have found that a handfull … of highly productive companies continue to record above-average productivity growth. Hence, the authors observe … differences in productivity levels across businesses even within narrowly defined sectors. This paper surveys recent empirical …