above average size, initial profitability and initial labor productivity. After controlling for this selection bias, we find … that foreign investment has a positive, but statistically insignificant, impact on TFP (Total Factor Productivity) growth …

Despite competition concerns over the increasing dominance of global corporations, many argue that productivity … superstars intensive in R&D, IT and/or human capital. In addition to productivity spillovers, we document the transmission of … firm's existing network. These results suggest an important role for raising productivity through the supply chains of …

This paper uses an oligopoly model with heterogeneous firms to examine how an industry adjusts to rising import … face a fall in output, mark-ups and profits, and the average productivity of survivors increases. These pro …-competitive effects of import penetration on the domestic industry disappear in the long run. The predictions for the short run are …

This paper uses an oligopoly model with heterogeneous firms to examine how an industry adjusts to rising import … face a fall in output, mark-ups and profits, and the average productivity of survivors increases. These pro …-competitive effects of import penetration on the domestic industry disappear in the long run. The predictions for the short run are …

This paper uses an oligopoly model with heterogeneous firms to examine how an industry adjusts to rising import … face a fall in output, mark-ups and profits, and the average productivity of survivors increases. These pro …-competitive effects of import penetration on the domestic industry disappear in the long run. The predictions for the short run are …

document the first empirical results on the relationship between imports and productivity for Germany, a leading actor on the … systematically by testing for self-selection of more productive firms into importing, and for productivity-enhancing effects of … imports ('learning-by-importing'). We find a positive link between importing and productivity. From an empirical model with …

This paper uses an oligopoly model with heterogeneous firms to examine how an industry adjusts to rising import … face a fall in output, mark-ups and profits, and the average productivity of survivors increases. These pro …-competitive effects of import penetration on the domestic industry disappear in the long run. The predictions for the short run are …

international trade, together with some new facts. First, the availability of information on import and export enables us to … only import. We show that firms engaged in both import and export outperform those involved in either importing or …