destroyed/created due to offshoring. Moreover, we do not find an effect on labour productivity, since the negative effect on …This paper analyses the effect of offshoring (i.e., the relocation of activities previously performed in-house to … foreign countries) on various firm outcomes (domestic employment, production, and productivity). It uses data from the …

We study the importance of intangible capital (R&D, software, patents) for the measurement of productivity using firm … of input choice and unobserved productivity shocks. We find a positive output elasticity for research and development (R … output production function reduces productivity dispersion (measured by the 90-10 decile range) on average by 3%, in some …

technology affects the efficiency and productivity in innovation of technology acquiring firms. Using the stochastic frontier … innovative productivity than non-acquiring firms do. Thus, this study provides evidence on complementarity between internal and … efficiency. Moreover, we find that firm size significantly contributes to innovative efficiency and productivity of external …

technology affects the efficiency and productivity in innovation of technology acquiring firms. Using the stochastic frontier … innovative productivity than non-acquiring firms do. Thus, this study provides evidence on complementarity between internal and … efficiency. Moreover, we find that firm size significantly contributes to innovative efficiency and productivity of external …

This paper analyses the impact of business process outsourcing (BPO) on firm productivity based on a comprehensive …-level productivity. The results are robust across different estimation techniques. -- Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) ; Productivity …

The study aims at describing productivity growth in the manufacturing sector for a selected panel of five European … countries using firm-level data. The paper explores the empirical regularities of firm productivity distribution across … countries. In particular, we assess the degree of persistence of firm relative productivity and consider its effect on aggregate …

productivity, the skill mix of the workforce and wages using micro data for the U.S. and Germany. We find support to the idea that … is evidenced in a greater dispersion in productivity and related key business choices. We also find that the mean impact … of adopting new technology on productivity and wages is greater the in U.S. than in Germany. …

productivity, the skill mix of the workforce and wages using micro data for the U.S. and Germany. We find support to the idea that … is evidenced in a greater dispersion in productivity and related key business choices. We also find that the mean impact … of adopting new technology on productivity and wages is greater the in U.S. than in Germany. …