In this paper, I have examined whether exporters benefit by exporting more, and also whether the productivity benefits … from exporting more are heterogeneous across export destinations. I have conducted my own data collection field work and … account export markets' heterogeneity. I have found that it is only exporting more to developed countries that brings …

employment, especially among young and small companies. Impacts on the productivity are, however, uncertain. Cooperation of … growth and employment, and an overlook on the impacts of different policy measures on companies. The role of large companies … help firms to grow larger but do not improve their productivity. …

of foreign mergers and acquisitions on labour productivity and employment growth up to five years after acquisition. Our …

: their productivity level and its export status. In line with theories and empirical evidence on the absorptive capacity of … to reap spillovers from multinationals firms than smaller firms. The export status, in contrast, is of minor importance. …

estimated at the minimum to be at 29.1% of total employment in Indonesia. Informal employment is also highly concentrated in … to examine informal employment in Indonesia and to identify the gaps in the Sakernas questionnaire that can be addressed …The paper attempted to use the February 2007 round of Indonesia's National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) for a …

Many developing countries would like to increase the share of modern or formal sectors in their employment. One way to … productivity and good access to foreign markets, and might therefore be better at creating jobs than domestic firms are. However …, previous research on the issue has been limited by the paucity of long data sets for firm operations. We examine employment …

In this paper we analyse productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment using firm level panel data UK … spillovers from export oriented vs domestic market oriented FDI, and allow for differing effects depending on domestic firms …’ export activities. The results suggest that the mechanisms through which spillovers affect domestic firms are very complex …