This paper attempts to explain the level and dynamics of firm level productivity through a model of convergence, for UK … service sector firms over the period 1988 to 1998. Firms of different characteristics have different productivity levels and … firm and weak evidence that it is related to firm age. Given the high initial productivity of foreign owned firms we …

of UK firms, over the period 1981-96. We find significant and substantial executive pay increases in excess of those …

acquiring firms. We use data for UK publicly-listed firms from 2004 to 2017 and employ a matching estimator combined with …

acquiring firms. We use data for UK publicly-listed firms from 2004 to 2017 and employ a matching estimator combined with …

This paper presents an empirical analysis of "outsourcing" using establishment level data for UK manufacturing …'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 …