How do economic policies and institutions affect job reallocation processes and their consequences for productivity … little relationship to relative productivity across firms and sectors. Since liberalization began, the pace, heterogeneity …, and productivity effects of job flows have increased substantially. The increases occurred more quickly in rapidly …

This paper estimates the relative multi-factor productivity (MFP) of privatized and state-owned enterprises using a …

aggregate productivity growth during the socialist and reform periods in six transition economies. Modifying a standard … decomposition technique to better reflect the role of firm entry, we find that reallocation rates and productivity contributions are … very low under socialism. After reforms, they rise dramatically, and productivity contributions greatly exceed those …

), but suggests a strong cross-firm association of FDI wage premia with similar differentials in productivity. …

employment, wages, and productivity. Evidence generally shows these forces to be offsetting, usually resulting in small … employment and earnings effects and sometimes in large, positive effects on productivity and scale. Foreign ownership usually has …

strong cross-firm association of FDI wage premia with similar differentials in productivity. …

jobs. This paper first documents the magnitude and productivity of job and worker reallocation. It then investigates the … reallocation and its productivity in Hungary, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine. We find that market reform has resulted in a large … central planning, the job reallocation during the transition has contributed significantly to aggregate productivity growth …