manufacturing firms. First, there is a negative correlation between firms' productivity and their export share to low … found between the share of exports to lowincome countries and either productivity or R&D intensity is never in line with the …

This paper studies the effect of FDI firms' financial advantages on firm productivity in host countries and examines … cutoff productivity than local firms, especially in financially vulnerable sectors. The same mechanism will also lower the … average productivity of FDI firms especially in financially vulnerable sectors, although FDI firms on average are still more …

across countries and sectors. On the other hand, opening to trade boosts individual firms' productivity growth, via a number … of channels, and also enhances allocative efficiency across firms, in turn increasing aggregate productivity growth. One …

across countries and sectors. On the other hand, engaging in trade boosts individual firms' productivity growth via a number … of channels and enhances allocative efficiency across firms, in turn increasing aggregate productivity growth. One of the …

: their productivity level and its export status. In line with theories and empirical evidence on the absorptive capacity of …. -- FDI ; multinationals ; productivity ; spillover ; regions …

We investigate the link between productivity of firms and their sourcing behavior. Following Antràs & Helpman (2004) we … productivity premia associated with the different sourcing strategies. We find strong empirical support for the predictions of the … model. -- productivity ; outsourcing ; intra-firm trade ; foreign direct investment ; incomplete contracts ; firm-level data …

macroeconomic shocks. Our results confirm that selection into exporting is largely driven by productivity and industry technological …