effects on productivity changes. A differences-in-differences matching estimator is used to address the endogeneity bias of … similar. More specifically, no evidence is found of pre or post-entry differences in labour productivity for Moroccan firms. …

The aim of this paper is to explore the determinants of productivity and productivity change in the Moroccan economy …, with a particular interest in examining the role of international trade in impacting upon productivity levels …. Methodologically this is achieved through a twostage methodology. First we focus on productivity, and productivity change and its …

insights on the repercussions of the macro-economic reform policy agenda during the study period plagued by a productivity … slowdown and the productivity resurgence due to the emergence of the ‘new economy’ and now the challenges to sharpen the … provide superior testable insights on productivity and technical inefficiency than the rival non-parametric Data Envelopment …

In this paper, we attempt to empirically analyse the impact of urbanization on the productivity of manufacturing …

entry and exit of firms affect performance and labor productivity. …

-country productivity. Design/methodology/approach – A panel data set for 15 Taiwanese manufacturing industries over the period between 1991 … and 2007 is employed for a model in which productivity is regressed on a measure of O-FDI. Findings – The study finds no … significant positive or negative effect of O-FDI on productivity. Breaking down the data by location of the investment, however …

find that along with Ricardian technological differences and Heckscher-Ohlin factor-endowment differences, productivity …, machinery, chemicals, and paper products will see lower output shares as a result of decreases in productivity … dominate in the short-run, and factor endowment differences and productivity-adjusted electricity capacity tend to have a …