The labour productivity differentials between manufacturing firms in Ghana and South Korea exceed those implied by … and South Korea.  There is no significant difference in total factor productivity across the countries once we allow for … in the shape of the relationship between productivity and human capital across countries is crucial for understanding the …

Using a stochastic frontier model and a comprehensive dataset, we study factors that affect corporate efficiency in … efficiency, and (iii) high competition is less conductive to efficiency than moderate or low competition. In terms of ownership …, we find that (iv) efficiency increases when a majority owner must deal with minority shareholders and that (v) domestic …

level. The paper aims at measuring and comparing technical efficiency of (total and market) services across 16 developed … modern societies. However, hardly any studies perform cross-country efficiency comparison of service sectors at aggregated … analysis, are provided for efficiency scores and for their evolution across time. …

coalitions and shed light on many other subtleties of how ownership and the specific industry affect firm efficiency. …In this paper we analyze the evolution of firm efficiency in the Czech Republic. Using a large panel of more than 190 …,000 Czech firm/years we study whether firms fully utilize their resources, how firm efficiency evolves over time, and how firm …

In this paper we analyze the evolution of firm financial efficiency in the Czech Republic. Using a large panel of more … than 400,000 Czech firm/years we study whether firms fully utilize their resources, how firm financial efficiency evolves … over time, and how firm financial efficiency is determined by ownership structure. We employ a panel version of a …

In this paper we analyze the evolution of firm financial efficiency in the Czech Republic. Using a large panel of more … than 400,000 Czech firm/years we study whether firms fully utilize their resources, how firm financial efficiency evolves … over time, and how firm financial efficiency is determined by ownership structure. We employ a panel version of a …

paper, I empirically investigate whether the degree of competition in services affects the efficiency of manufacturing firms … manufacturing industry: an increase in average markups is associated with a reduction in manufacturing productivity. The findings …In developed economies, services form an increasing proportion of inputs employed by manufacturing firms. While …

In this paper we analyze the evolution of firm efficiency in the Czech Republic. Using a large panel of more than 190 …,000 Czech firm/years we study whether firms fully utilize their resources, how firm efficiency evolves over time, and how firm … efficiency is determined by ownership structure. We employ a panel version of a stochastic production frontier model for the …

coalitions and shed light on many other subtleties of how ownership and the specific industry affect firm efficiency …In this paper we analyze the evolution of firm efficiency in the Czech Republic. Using a large panel of more than 190 …,000 Czech firm/years we study whether firms fully utilize their resources, how firm efficiency evolves over time, and how firm …