We use firm-level data for 15 countries and 13 manufacturing sectors to estimate firm-level productivity parameters and … to establish representative country-sector-specific empirical productivity distributions. We use these distributions … of technology in shaping international trade flows. We find that, on average, absolute advantage measured as productivity …

Recent research in international economics highlights the role of interdependencies of investment decisions and sales … investment, showing that interdependence declines in geographical distance among host countries. This could be interpreted as …

things equal. Increased participation in higher education enhances productivity progress and is accompanied by rising wage …. Using foreign direct investment (FDI) as a measure for capital flows, we present empirical evidence which largely confirms …

things equal. Increased participation in higher education enhances productivity progress and is accompanied by rising wage …. Using foreign direct investment (FDI) as a measure for capital flows, we present empirical evidence which largely confirms …