We study the importance of intangible capital (R&D, software, patents) for the measurement of productivity using firm … of input choice and unobserved productivity shocks. We find a positive output elasticity for research and development (R … output production function reduces productivity dispersion (measured by the 90-10 decile range) on average by 3%, in some …

Wirtschaftspolitik und ihr soll in dieser Arbeit nachgegangen werden. -- export-led growth ; trade ; productivity ; firm heterogeneity …

with and the number of goods traded) and firm productivity using a newly constructed and rich panel data set of German … significantly and positively associated with firm-level productivity both for West and East German firms in cross …-sectional estimations, which is in line with the previous literature. Productivity is higher in firms that import and export more goods and …

with and the number of goods traded) and firm productivity using a newly constructed and rich panel data set of German … significantly and positively associated with firm-level productivity both for West and East German firms in crosssectional … estimations, which is in line with the previous literature. Productivity is higher in firms that import and export more goods and …

the other hand, previous empirical studies show that exporting does not necessarily improve productivity. One possible … status and the growth of its labour productivity, using the firms' export status as a binary treatment variable and comparing …'s export-sales ratio and its labour productivity growth rate. We find that there is a causal effect of firms' export activities …