on subsequent firm level productivity. These productivity effects are shown to be larger than those accruing to firms who … of the productivity variable. We also find that export processors gain more when entering the industrialised North rather …

performance, and total factor productivity. Second, we investigate whether and how such effects are transmitted to the workers, in …

to influence productivity. To this end we estimate plant-level production functions augmented by regional characteristics …

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