This study conducts an international comparison of productivity and profitability. First, the level and growth of … productivity, prices and labour compensation. The results show that profitability in Finnish manu-facturing is competitive because … of the high productivity level in 2007. However, the measurement of profitability and the quality of price components …

external credit. We also offer an initial understanding about how profitability and productivity relate with a third dimension …In this work we investigate two crucial dimensions of firms' structure and dynamics, that is profitability and … productivity performance. The empirical distributions and the associated persistence over time are explored through a set of …

and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from … level surveys performed by the Statistical Offices. Our micro-econometric analysis confirms previous findings of concave age-productivity … profiles, which are consistent with human capital theory, and adds a new finding of a rather negative effect of age on firms …

and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from … level surveys performed by the Statistical Offices. Our microeconometric analysis confirms previous findings of concave age-productivity … profiles, which are consistent with human capital theory, and adds a new finding of a rather negative effect of age on firms …

if they are not. We present empirical evidence on effects of perceived threat of entry on profitability. Using … profitability is confirmed. The number and the relative size of competitors also exert considerable effects. We find no …

productivity at company-level. It is based on a conceptual study aiming to understand the relationship as well as two statistical … the results of intellectual capital measures and productivity measures are examined. The conceptual study suggests that … the company-level relationship between IC and productivity is a complex and case-specific phenomenon. The biggest problems …

values of the standard Solow productivity residual. The equivalence holds if the representative household maximizes utility …

examine how trade liberalization affects firm and industry productivity, as well as social welfare. We identify four effects … of trade liberalization on productivity: (i) a direct effect through changes in R&D investment; (ii) a scale effect due …

industry productivity. For this purpose we develop a reciprocal dumping model of international trade with heterogeneous firms … expected industry productivity. The central results of the paper regarding firm and industry level R&D spending differ …