exporting and productivity shows that exporters on average are more efficient than nonexporters. If that is the case we may also …

's productivity. We compare outsourcing in domestic with foreign-owned establishments. Our empirical results suggest that high wages …-owned firms have higher levels of outsourcing than domestic establishments. In the productivity analysis we find that an … establishment's outsourcing intensity is positively related to its labour productivity and total factor productivity growth and that …

We investigate the impact of international outsourcing on productivity using plant level data for Irish manufacturing … on productivity is different for plants being more embedded in international markets through exporting or being part of a … outsourcing of services on productivity for firms not operating on the export market. …

productivity, wages and exports spillovers in developing, developed and transitional economies. Although theory can identify a …

investigate the relationship between exports and productivity. Our overall results are in line with the big picture that is by now … controlled for, and these exporter productivity premia tend to increase with the share of exports in total sales; there is strong … government report higher productivity premia. However, the level of development per se does not appear to be an explanation for …

Abstract: This paper investigates the productivity effects of inward and outward foreign direct investment using … the host country. Our results show that there are, on average, productivity benefits from inward FDI, although we can … identify a number of countries which, on aggregate, do not appear to benefit in terms of productivity. On the other hand, a …

productivity in Germany. This association increases with firm size. Comparison to a similar survey in the US indicates that the … at least in part to blame for the differences in aggregate productivity between Germany and the US. …