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Productivity, the efficiency by which firms convert inputs into output is central concept in growth related discussions …. This research is focused on analyzing productivity on a sample of Macedonian firms. The goal is twofold - first, to … construct productivity indicators by using firm-level data, with special focus to construction of total factor productivity (TFP …
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Export is an important contributor to growth with numerous direct and indirect macroeconomic benefits. Moreover, firms engaged in exporting activity tend to have superior characteristics compared to their non-exporting peers. The paper is focused on identifying reasons behind this superiority of...
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In this paper we provide firm-level evidence on the role of resource misallocation for total factor productivity … capital/labor productivity build up more capital/labor and that financial constraints play a significant role, especially in …
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While there is widespread evidence of increasing markups in the United States and other developed economies in the last several decades, little is known about that evolution in developing economies, particularly Latin American countries. Using a harmonized dataset on listed firms from 70...
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Despite the potential importance of awards as a possible career catalyst, the theoretical and empirical research on awards is still in its infancy. Here, we address this notable shortcoming in the economic literature by exploring data from German youth football. Analyzing whether an early career...
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This paper uses the data envelopment analysis (DEA) based Malmquist productivity index to estimate total factor … 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 …
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In this paper, decisions regarding production in oil exporting countries are studied by means of theoretical analysis and empirical investigation. Under the assumptions of exogenous oil prices and world oil demand, we are able to describe the relationship between oil production levels and...
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innovation activities on rm productivity. Using a rotating panel data sample of Danish rms, we nd that di erent types of … productivity levels than forms that adopt organisational innovation but not process innovation that again demonstrate greater … productivity than rms that do not adopt process innovation but not organisational innovation. Finally, we establish that product …
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productivity growth than other firms. Moreover, automation improves the efficiency of all stages of the production process by …
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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 … productivity. In the cross-section econometric analysis, we estimate a Treatment Effects model based on the assumption that the …
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