levels, and that when differences in opportunity costs exit, they can be conveniently represented by fixed costs. Opportunity … the context of the effect of entry on firm selection in a Cournot setting. It is found that inefficient firms are more … induce the exit of low and high cost firms. Coûts d'opportunité, concurrence et survie des entreprises. La présente étude …

levels, and that when differences in opportunity costs exit, they can be conveniently represented by fixed costs. Opportunity … the context of the effect of entry on firm selection in a Cournot setting. It is found that inefficient firms are more … induce the exit of low and high cost firms. …

analyze total factor productivity and technical efficiency in a large sample of Nicaraguan manufacturing firms. Our analysis … expected positive effects on sources of growth such as total factor productivity and technical efficiency could be so slow that …

to keep up the sustained growth of productivity. Reforms that enhance competition in product markets are among those that … can potentially bring about significant productivity gains. China has been lowering the burden on start-ups and …

a critical role in explaining regional disparities in productivity. In fact, we show that over 50% of the East …-West productivity gap is associated with a less efficient labor allocation in former East Germany. Yet, we also demonstrate that the … suggest that regional productivity differences could be substantially narrowed by a more efficient labor allocation among …