studies conducted so far focus alone on the productivity effects of offshoring at the firm level. Here I carry out the …. On the other hand, positive effects on the growth rate of productivity are found as a result of both types of offshoring …First moves towards a real understanding of offshoring date back to very recent times. In particular for Japan, the …

to the firm-level total factor productivity growth in the 90s. In fact, ten-percentage-point increase of debt-asset ratio … lowered the firm-level total factor productivity growth rate by 0.72 percentage point for 1999-2001 by way of withering R …

separately. The results showed a diametrically opposing impact of productivity and profitability on the takeover likelihood. This …

is increasing in its productivity, with the most productive multinationals choosing not to rely on a foreign partner at …

how firm-specific characteristics affect each decision. We find that total factor productivity is a significant …

We use Japanese firm-level data to examine how a firm?s productivity affects its choice of foreign-market entry …

firms might both intentionally and unintentionally influence the productivity, financing and export performance of local …