separately. The results showed a diametrically opposing impact of productivity and profitability on the takeover likelihood. This …

productivity performance. The empirical distributions and the associated persistence over time are explored through a set of … external credit. We also offer an initial understanding about how profitability and productivity relate with a third dimension …

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 …

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

interactions that increase productivity), possibly reinforced by localised natural advantage. To distinguish between them, we nest … larger cities left-truncates the productivity distribution whereas stronger agglomeration right-shifts and dilates the … cannot explain spatial productivity differences. This result holds across sectors, city size thresholds, establishment …

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 effects of unions on productivity and firm performance have been the topic of extensive research. Existing studies … of identical firms. This paper studies how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm … tougher selection among heterogeneous producers and thus increases average productivity, firm-level bargaining allows less …

firms might both intentionally and unintentionally influence the productivity, financing and export performance of local …. Economic theory does not suggest unambiguous answer to a question whether the influence is positive or negative. For answering …

factor productivity in a large sample of Italian firms. By splitting the full sample on the basis of the ex-ante likelihood … shocks, provided they affect all firms randomly. Both market power and total factor productivity are estimated by applying …" firms a positive transitory shock to productivity growth rates is observed immediately after the announcement of the reform …