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by labour productivity. To this end, the stochastic frontier technique is used on a unique unbalanced longitudinal … firms. From a policy perspective, the results of this study suggest that - if the aim is to leverage firms' productivity … other hand, corporate R&D in the low-tech sector is found to have a minor effect in explaining productivity. Instead …
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This study examines the individual and joint impact of technology transfer and in-house R&D on firms' productivity and … margin) and export share (the intensive margin) are positive and significant. In terms of productivity, our result suggests … the presence of vertical spillover. Technology transfer along the supply chain is associated with higher productivity- the …
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probability to stop exporting during protection compared to unprotected firms. Finally, we find that the productivity of exporters …
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This paper describes the privatization program carried out in the productive sector of the Colombian economy during the 1990s. It evaluates privatization within the policy context of general market deregulation and the promotion of private investment in the provision of public infrastructure and...
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emphasis, as the use of these technologies has been shown to be closely associated with changes in relative productivity …
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factor productivity in a large sample of Italian firms. By splitting the full sample on the basis of the ex-ante likelihood … shocks, provided they affect all firms randomly. Both market power and total factor productivity are estimated by applying …-sample of "most sensitive" firms a positive transitory shock to productivity growth rates is observed immediately after the …
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We study the relationship between patents and actual product innovation in the market, and how this relationship varies with firms’ market share. We use textual analysis to create a new data set that links patents to products of firms in the consumer goods sector. We find that patent filings...
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This report contains an empirical analysis of the productivity and sustainability performance of different types of … farms in thirteen countries. Farm productivity performance is measured through estimates of average productivity levels and … structure, innovation of operations, individual characteristics as well as farm location. Productivity performance by farm …
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If the relation between investment and economic growth is well established in the macroeconomic literature, the existence of a similar link at the level of the firm has been challenged by empirical work. This paper investigates the channels linking investment and firm performance in the French...
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