finding is that manufacturing shows little evidence of either labor productivity or multifactor productivity convergence … convergence results, the paper introduces a new measure of multifactor productivity which avoids many problems inherent to … traditional measures of total factor productivity when comparing productivity levels. The lack of convergence in manufacturing is …

productivity. Our model extends basic Ricardian theory to accommodate many countries, geographic barriers, and imperfect … explain basic facts about U.S. plants: (i) productivity dispersion, (ii) the productivity advantage of exporters, (iii) the … examine counterfactuals to assess the impact of various global shifts on productivity, plant entry and exit, and labor …

role in increasing productivity growth in U.S. manufacturing. Contemporaneous levels of exports and productivity are indeed … positively correlated across manufacturing industries. However, tests on industry data show causality from productivity to … exporting but not the reverse. While exporting plants have substantially higher productivity levels, we find no evidence that …