In the literature on the firm-industry debate to explain organizational performance the firm effect has been more supported than the industry effect by empirical studies, mainly focused on manufacturing firms and long time periods. Unfortunately, little attention has been paid to the service...

Regional information about gross domestic product or gross added value is usually available with annual frequency. However, higher-frequency data at regional level is not so frequently available. This type of information is essential in order to (i) monitor the economic situation and (ii)...

This paper studies the link between trade reforms and labor informality in Argentina using a long time series spanning the 1980–2001 period. We explore cross-section mechanisms, that operate at the industry level, and time-series mechanisms, that operate at a general equilibrium level. We...