This paper examines the impact of trade liberalization under NAFTA on the productivity of the Mexican automobile … liberalization and productivity for medium size establishments, but not for small or large establishments. This finding is consistent … with that of other authors, who find that trade liberalization results in higher productivity for some firms, but not for …

productivity across Ghana and South Korea. The labour productivity differentials across these firms exceed those implied by macro …

productivity across Ghana and South Korea. The labour productivity differentials across these firms exceed those implied by macro …

for servitization firms. This paper aims to describe the current status of servitization in Korea and quantify whether …

1963 through 2000. The model features Armington trade, import tariffs, and export subsidies. Tariff liberalization … liberalization lowers exports and trade, especially industrial exports, attenuating industrialization. These effects of policy reform …

subsidies and lump sum government transfers of net tariff revenue. We calibrate our economy to data on South Korea and the OECD …

This paper constructs an industry-level dataset of productivity across advanced economies, showing that Korea’s labor …-level productivity gaps in Korea with respect to the global frontier, especially in market-oriented services. Using the OECD’s Product … exposed to regulation. The results confirm the potential for Korea to boost overall productivity and growth through PMR …