We discuss a model for analyzing and measuring workers' health and psychosocial work-environment on firm productivity …. Productivity is measured through the Malmquist productivity index approach using Data Envelopment Analysis. A novel component of … two variables are modeled as latent or unobserved variables using Item Response Theory. Changes over time in productivity …

or sector, it is their productivity advantage on the local firm to determine the positive effect on domestic productivity … significant and robust Veblen-Gerschenkrion effect. The initial total factor productivity advantage of MNEs on local firm acts as … a stimulus for productivity growth of local firms in the same region. …

productivity heterogeneity. The model brings theory and data closer along a key dimension: it generates positively related prices …

total factor productivity (TFP) is endogenous and depends on the resource allocation. The model uncovers a novel tradeoff …

In his seminal paper, starting from the premise that productivity is heterogeneous across firms, Melitz (2003) nicely … accounts for the stylized fact that the level of individual productivity is key in determining the capability of a firm to … depends on both productivity and net worth, and both are heterogeneous across firms. We show that firms with low productivity …

from Sweden. For our observed period (1997-2011), while the share of firms engaged in offshoring fell during the period …

This paper presents LINDA - a register-based longitudinal data set for Sweden. LINDA consists of a large panel of …

We assess whether the gender gap in authority in Sweden has changed during the period 1968–2000, and investigate to …