no productivity improvements for the period 2007 to 2009. This evidence contradicts existing empirical studies for … Germany which find significant productivity improvements and no changes in terms of employment. These findings are of …

intertemporal selection effects. -- export ; FDI ; uncertain productivity growth ; real option approach … between export and FDI. The model combines the proximity-concentration trade-off framework with the real option methodology … and sheds light on the effects of productivity growth. On the basis of a Geometric Brownian motion, three different …

We explore the link between globalization of the retail sector and the export activity of firms from their origin … firms with IFS certification have better export performance on markets where French retailers operate. We find that … certified French firms are more likely to export, and export larger volumes, than non-certified firms to markets where French …

We investigate the impact of international outsourcing on productivity using plant level data for Irish manufacturing … on productivity is different for plants being more embedded in international markets through exporting or being part of a …

plants exist. The results indicate that divestment is associated with a drop in total factor productivity accompanied by a … dec line in output, markups as well as export and import intensity. The findings are consistent with the benefits of …

's productivity. We compare outsourcing in domestic with foreign-owned establishments. Our empirical results suggest that high wages …-owned firms have higher levels of outsourcing than domestic establishments. In the productivity analysis we find that an … establishment's outsourcing intensity is positively related to its labour productivity and total factor productivity growth and that …

-level productivity. Controlling for an extensive set of fixed effects as well as potential political-economy drivers of regulation, we … experienced a substantial loss in productivity that was concentrated in the sectors most dependent on external finance and …