. Globalization is shown to induce heterogeneous responses across firms in terms of scope and productivity, some of which are …

This paper examines the total factor productivity performance (TFP) of the Philippines in the 1990s in order to provide … a picture of the extent of the productivity concern that needs to be addressed in the Medium-Term National Action Agenda … for Productivity, 2000-2004. The findings show that while the average TFP growth of the country has improved in the 1990s …

German and Austrian firm productivity. Unique matching of data from 1994 to 2003 suggests that tarif reductions raise parent … firm productivity significantly. A ten percentage point decrease in tarif rates can lead to total factor productivity gains …

From 1988 to 1995, when trade liberalization was implemented in Brazil, relative earnings of skilled workers decreased … trade liberalization, accounting for the observed relative earnings changes in Brazil. …

Skilled labor earnings differentials decreased during the trade liberalization implemented in Brazil from 1988 to 1995 … the observed relative earnings changes in Brazil. They also highlight the importance of considering the effects of …

This paper investigates the impact of market-oriented economic reforms on union behaviour in Brazil. Previous work … power has increased in the more competitive environment since the implementation of the reforms in Brazil in the early 1990s …

the wage distribution in Brazil during the 1988-95 trade liberalization. Unlike in other Latin American countries, trade …

In the last twenty years, Brazil has undergone several attempts of improving sustainable growth through stabilization …, deregulation and stabilization failed to boost growth in Brazil. We conclude that structural reforms may contribute to growth if …

The recent trade and productivity literature shows that trade liberalization can lead to productivity gains through … paper, an attempt is made to examine the impact of trade liberalization on firm productivity in the Philippines. The country … evidence in support of the hypothesis that trade liberalization leads to productivity gains and conversely, protection leads to …

Recent evidence suggests that despite opening up a country for trade, the productivity gap between developed and … liberalization increases economic performance, that is average productivity and technology adoption, in both countries but that the … productivity gap widens. Simulations show that the welfare gap widens too. Opening up without sufficient access to external funding …