We present the first comprehensive set of firm-level total factor productivity (TFP) estimates for China …'s manufacturing sector that spans China's entry into the WTO. For our preferred estimate, which adjusts for a number of potential … creative destruction. Over the entire period, net entry accounts for over two thirds of total TFP growth. In contrast to …

decomposition technique to better reflect the role of firm entry, we find that reallocation rates and productivity contributions are …We analyze comprehensive manufacturing firm data to measure the contribution of inter-firm employment reallocation to … aggregate productivity growth during the socialist and reform periods in six transition economies. Modifying a standard …

decomposition technique to better reflect the role of firm entry, we find that reallocation rates and productivity contributions are …We analyze comprehensive manufacturing firm data to measure the contribution of inter-firm employment reallocation to … aggregate productivity growth during the socialist and reform periods in six transition economies. Modifying a standard …

entry and exit of firms affect performance and labor productivity. … formal may also have important effects on GDP growth. This chapter presents some stylized facts about firms' entry and exit … and business environment in Tunisia. Data used to analyze patterns of entry and exit in Tunisian manufacturing industries …

Tunisia. Accordingly, obstacles to free entry and exit slow the reallocation process and are likely to slow productivity … industries. The process of entry and exit influences economic performance through firms' internal restructuring, reallocation of … of heterogeneity in productivity and easy entry and exit of firms is found to characterize the manufacturing sector in …