unequivocally improved the reallocative process. The correlation between productivity and employment growth did not strengthen and … the crisis induced the exit of relatively productive firms. The attenuation of the relationship between productivity and … entered during the crisis were relatively more productive, which helped mitigate the reduction in aggregate productivity …

productivity growth, while the older literature focused on average productivity improvements ( "learning" ). The authors use … important role in aggregate productivity gains immediately following the start of India's trade reforms in 1991. However …, aggregate productivity gains during the overall period from 1985 to 2004 were driven largely by improvements in average …

of product market regulation on mark-ups, firm dynamics, investment, employment, innovation productivity, and output …

Using manufacturing plant-level census data, this paper demonstrates that minimum wage increases in Indonesia reduced …

This paper investigates the sources of growth in manufacturing productivity in Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia and Tanzania in … reallocation of market share between firms contributed substantially to productivity growth in each of the four countries, although … associated with increases in within-plant productivity. In addition, plant closure (or exit) boosted productivity more than new …

establishment productivity and markups. The elimination of local barriers that were inconsistent with national legislation was the …. The paper finds that the elimination of subnational barriers to entry boosted the (revenue) productivity of establishments … raise the establishments' markups, which, if anything, declined, suggesting that physical productivity improved. The paper …

This paper analyzes the scale and productivity consequences of varied input use in Indian manufacturing using detailed … inputs display higher productivity, with the effects mostly concentrated among smaller plants with fewer than 50 employees … a more modest link to productivity outcomes …

This note presents the results of an empirical analysis of firm-level productivity growth in Russia's manufacturing … Performance surveys (BEEPs). The results show that productivity grew steadily between 2003 and 2008, with an annual growth rate … characteristics such as size, location, age, and the structure of firm ownership are important determinants of productivity, as …