, 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 …

, taxation and productivity in Austria and selected CEEs (Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia …

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 …