This study uses firm level data from two detailed surveys of Italian manufacturing firms to study the relationship … between R&D expenditures and productivity growth. The analysis considers the different contributions of various forms of R … Productivity (TFP). Thus, this paper answers the call for more research on the links between a firm's external R&D and its …

through an increase in polluting costs, unless firms change inputs or increase the efficiency in the way they produce. We … provide evidence of the causal impact of this policy on firms' input choices and on total factor productivity on Italian … manufacturing firms. Our empirical strategy combines structural estimation of firms' production function and techniques for policy …

productivity growth (TFPG), technical change, and efficiency change for a panel of firms during the period 1991 to 2001 in 26 … Indian manufacturing industries. The paper then analyses the factors explaining productivity growth, technical change and … the period. The most significant factor affecting efficiency change, technical change and productivity growth is RD …

productivity growth than other firms. Moreover, automation improves the efficiency of all stages of the production process by …This paper presents new evidence on tradeinduced automation in manufacturing firms using unique data combining a … reducing setup time, run time, and inspection time and increasing uptime and quantity produced per worker. The efficiency …