This paper estimates the effect of privatization on multifactor productivity (MFP) using long panel data for nearly the … years after privatization to emerge in Russia. -- privatization ; productivity ; foreign ownership ; random growth model …

The US has experienced a sustained increase in productivity growth since the mid-1990s, particularly in sectors that … intensively use information technologies (IT). This has not occurred in Europe. If the US "productivity miracle" is due to a … abroad. This paper shows in fact that US multinationals operating in the UK do have higher productivity than non …