We study the relation between the off-shoring of intermediates and services and productivity growth in the Italian … off-shoring") is beneficial for productivity growth, while the off-shoring of services is not. We also find that the way … productivity growth is there with our direct measures based on input-output data but disappears when either a broad measure or the …

inputs off-shoring. Third, in terms of the productivity dynamics over the period 1998-2003, exporters' performance in Italy …

directions since then: Italy privatized its publicly-owned banks while Germany has maintained a large share of state … activities have affected banks' productivity in the period 1994-2004, differentiating between technical change, efficiency change … and scale economies. We find that privatized banks experienced a significant increase in productivity, especially if they …

firm's ability to improve its productivity growth and profitability. The case study reported here concerns the … biotechnology industry in Italy, whose firms, by definition, have Intellectual Property (IP) activities in their portfolios. For … in which the dependent variable is alternatively (labor) productivity growth and profitability. Our findings show that …

linking this to productivity, which turns out to be important. The paper also provides an example of modeling productivity … linkages to openness and domestic regulation, with an applied CGE model of Italy. This illustrates cross-sector linkages and …

The paper analyses the recent supply side developments in France, Germany, and Italy by employing a non … the pronounced worsening of total factor productivity. The paper is rounded out by estimates of some measures of wage …

productivity performance. The empirical distributions and the associated persistence over time are explored through a set of … external credit. We also offer an initial understanding about how profitability and productivity relate with a third dimension …

. Our findings suggest that the productivity gains from investments in the three innovative activities are related to firm …

factor productivity in a large sample of Italian firms. By splitting the full sample on the basis of the ex-ante likelihood … shocks, provided they affect all firms randomly. Both market power and total factor productivity are estimated by applying …" firms a positive transitory shock to productivity growth rates is observed immediately after the announcement of the reform …