&D efforts. Traditionally, the effects of R&D on productivity have been assessed from an econometrically estimated production … modelling the improvement of technology and the growth of total factor productivity. In this case, the residual of the … production function, which reflects total factor productivity, consists of two multiplicative components. The first component is …

This paper studies how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity, firm performance, and consumer … tougher selection among hetero- geneous producers and thus increases average productivity, firm-level bargaining allows less … model to a two-country setup, I furthermore show that the positive effect of centralised bargaining on average productivity …

, the hypothesis that input quality and plant productivity are complementary in generating output quality. We embed this …

We present a heterogeneous-firm model in which management ability increases both pro- duction efficiency and product … quality. Combining six micro-datasets on management prac- tices, production and trade in Chinese and American firms, we find … inputs, and imported inputs from more advanced countries. The structural estimates indicate that management is important for …

determine heterogeneity across firms in size and productivity in the same industry. We then incorporate these organisational … increase in aggregate productivity of an industry depending on which of these margins dominate. Trade may trigger firms to opt …

This paper examines the relationship between firms' productivity improvement and the volume of exports, and shows that …) and multimarket linkages (i.e., horizontally). We find that an improvement of the manufacturing productivity affects the … look surprising. This result can explain for the empirical productivity puzzle found in Ghemawat et al. (2010). Related to …

face a fall in output, mark-ups and profits, and the average productivity of survivors increases. These pro …

exporting and productivity shows that exporters on average are more efficient than nonexporters. If that is the case we may also …