. The aim of this paper is two-fold: first, we examine the evolution of total factor productivity in Mexico’s manufacturing … China’s. This decrease boosted Mexico’s trade competitiveness, particularly in the manufacturing sector. However, Mexico …’s increasing competitiveness masks one of the country’s fundamental concerns, which is the absence of productivity improvements …

model predicts the impact of different patterns of state ownership and/or political connectedness on firm productivity …, and total factor productivity (TFP) using firm-level data for China between 1998 and 2007. We find, consistent with the …

model predicts the impact of different patterns of state ownership and/or political connectedness on firm productivity …, and total factor productivity (TFP) using firm-level data for China between 1998 and 2007. We find, consistent with the …

This paper uses detailed production data from a half million Chinese manufacturing plants over 1998-2007 to estimate … the effects of temperature on firm-level total factor productivity (TFP), factor inputs, and output. We detect an inverted … adaptation were to occur, we project that climate change will reduce Chinese manufacturing output annually by 12%, equivalent to …

unit labor costs - average wages relative to productivity - for two-digit manufacturing sectors across a wide range of …Several studies have highlighted that African manufacturing wages are higher than comparator countries at similar … levels of development, which contributes to the continent's lower levels of manufacturing competitiveness. This paper derives …

This paper uses detailed production data from a half million Chinese manufacturing plants over 1998-2007 to estimate … the effects of temperature on firm-level total factor productivity (TFP), factor inputs, and output. We detect an inverted … adaptation were to occur, we project that climate change will reduce Chinese manufacturing output annually by 12%, equivalent to …

unit labor costs - average wages relative to productivity - for two-digit manufacturing sectors across a wide range of …Several studies have highlighted that African manufacturing wages are higher than comparator countries at similar … levels of development, which contributes to the continent’s lower levels of manufacturing competitiveness. This paper derives …

China's emergence has raised pointed questions about the future of manufacturing in Latin America. This paper looks at … this challenge and its implications. It begins by asking: Does manufacturing still matter for Latin America? It argues that …, productivity, scale and the government's role, all work together to make China a formidable competitor. The importance of this …

model predicts the impact of different patterns of state ownership and/or political connectedness on firm productivity …, and total factor productivity (TFP) using firm-level data for China between 1998 and 2007. We find, consistent with the …

unions are remarkable: unions in the workplace significantly improve productivity but reduce enterprise profitability …