total factor productivity, we also find that highly productive firms self-select into the export market. The implication for …

coalitions and shed light on many other subtleties of how ownership and the specific industry affect firm efficiency …In this paper we analyze the evolution of firm efficiency in the Czech Republic. Using a large panel of more than 190 …,000 Czech firm/years we study whether firms fully utilize their resources, how firm efficiency evolves over time, and how firm …

In this paper we analyze the evolution of firm efficiency in the Czech Republic. Using a large panel of more than 190 …,000 Czech firm/years we study whether firms fully utilize their resources, how firm efficiency evolves over time, and how firm … efficiency is determined by ownership structure. We employ a panel version of a stochastic production frontier model for the …

or foreign), and may be a missed opportunity to address services aspects of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). LDCs …. Considering that most LDCs, under domestic laws, have already opened a wide range of services sectors to foreign direct investment … commitments, can be used to publicize LDC investment priorities in services (such as attracting new businesses, encouraging joint …

impact goes through various channels, including competition and industry dynamics, exporting and innovation decisions, and … since the 1990s. Research on this subject has consistently produced more evidence on the benefits of globalization …; theoretical studies give more attention to what happens within an industry when trade and liberalization occur, while empirical …

This paper estimates the relative multi-factor productivity (MFP) of privatized and state-owned enterprises using a … data permit us to track the privatization process and to estimate the impact of privatization within industry-year cells …

lead to a cannibalization effect that discourages innovation. Which of these opposing forces dominates is an empirical …