This paper explores the dynamics of price-cost mark-ups using firm-level data, paying particular attention to the crisis period 2008-2011. To this end, we apply the econometric framework developed by Klette (1999) to a comprehensive sample of Spanish non-financial corporations in order to...

Das Wachstum multinationaler Unternehmen (MNU) wird zunehmend durch Investitionen von Dienstleistungsunternehmen vorangetrieben. Die Produktion von Dienstleistungen unterscheidet sich allerdings in mehreren Aspekten von der Herstellung klassischer Industriegüter. Eine zentrale Eigenschaft ist...

We study the fine-grained relationships among information flows, IT use,and individual information-worker productivity, by analyzing work at amidsize executive recruiting firm. We analyze both project-level andindividual-level performance using: (1) direct observation of over125,000 e-mail...

While it is now well established that IT intensive firms are moreproductive, a critical question remains: Does IT cause productivity orare productive firms simply willing to spend more on IT? We address thisquestion by examining the productivity and performance effects ofenterprise systems...

We study how carbon dioxide (CO2) emission cuts affect income for 23 OECD countries over the 1980-2004 period. The importance of this question is manifested in the disagreements at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and the 2010 State of the Union Address by United...

The issue of production function estimation has received recent attention, particularly in agricultural economics with the advent of precision farming. Yet, the evidence to date is far from unanimous on theproper form of the production function. This paper reexamines the use ofthe primal...

The article deals with the cost function at a mathematical level that only requires knowledge of differentials, but except for that, it keeps rigor at a high level. It only states theorems that require long proofs. The article justifies the existence of the cost function, points out its...

The paper is focused on the identification of main production differences between Czech organic and conventional farming. The aim of this paper is a quantification of differences in production capability between organic and conventional farming and a quantification of differences in influence of...

The article is dealing with the relation of the soil value and nitrogen needs as the major intensification factor jointly affecting the quality of the environment. According to the obtained data and knowledge from about 500 surveyed plots, the premises of production function proposals are...

Despite the relevance in terms of policy, we still know little in Spain about where and by whom jobs are created, and how that is affecting the size distribution of firms. The main innovation of this paper is to use a rich database that overcomes the problems encountered by other firm-level...