In this paper we study the productivity-survival link in the U.S. poultry processing industry using the longitudinal … productivity and demand-specific factors on plant survival and ownership change. Second, we analyze the determinants of the firm … ownership change. The effect of physical productivity on the probability of exit or ownership change is generally insignificant …

We investigate the productivity of family owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, we examine … whether productivity is influenced by the number of family owners and by family member involvement in daily operations. We … find that the productivity of family firms is non-monotonically associated with the number of family owners and with the …

energy market reforms. This study uses manufacturingfirm census data from Ethiopia to identify productivity losses …-10 percent. We found nonlinear productivity losses at different quantilesalong the productivity distribution. Firms at higher …

age and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from … manufacturing industries in Germany using newly available, unique data. We find concave age-productivity profiles and a negative … paribus lower level of productivity in firms with a higher share of female employees does not go hand in hand with a lower …

“polarization,“ causing low-productivity firms to exit the market while others temporarily distort their employment upward …. Dynamically, firms are incentivized to improve productivity to meet targets. Using novel data from East German firms post … exit probability, and 10% higher annual productivity growth over the target period. Structural estimates reveal substantial …

: distorted employment decisions, increased productivity, and higher exit rates. Our empirical analysis, using a novel dataset and …% points higher annual productivity growth, and a 3.6% points higher probability of exit for firms with binding employment … after 10 years. Additionally, an alternative policy of productivity investment subsidies proved costly and less effective in …

and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from … level surveys performed by the Statistical Offices. Our microeconometric analysis confirms previous findings of concave age-productivity … the ceteris paribus lower level of productivity in firms with a higher share of female employees does not go hand in hand …