across countries and sectors. On the other hand, opening to trade boosts individual firms' productivity growth, via a number … of channels, and also enhances allocative efficiency across firms, in turn increasing aggregate productivity growth. One …

associated with increased profitability in such firms. Also, firm productivity and profitability were found to be positively …

This paper examines the role of international openness on the change of firm productivity in Southeastern Europe (SEE … higher learning effects. We find that (i) foreign ownership has helped at restructuring and enhancing productivity of local … firms in four out of six countries, (ii) exporting to advanced markets has a larger impact on productivity growth in four …

This paper examines the role of international openness on the change of firm productivity in southeastern Europe (SEE … higher learning effects. We find that (i) foreign ownership has helped at restructuring and enhancing productivity of local … firms in four out of six countries, (ii) exporting to advanced markets has a larger impact on productivity growth in four …

investigate the relation between firms' trading activities (importing, exporting or both) and productivity. We find important self … correlated within firms, failing to control for the importing activity leads to overstated average productivity premia of … exporters. -- Trade openness ; Firms' Heterogeneity ; Productivity …

European productivity shock. ‘e focus lies on the national and county level (including 402 counties). As the e‚ects on regional … that the "Hartz IV-Reform" and the German productivity contributes positively to the decline of unemployment, whereas the … increase in Eastern European productivity is only responsible for a minor increase in unemployment. …

This paper estimates the effects of trade liberalization on plant productivity. In contrast to previous studies, we … distinguish between productivity gains arising from lower tariffs on final goods relative to lower tariffs on intermediate inputs …. Lower output tariffs can produce productivity gains by inducing tougher import competition whereas cheaper imported inputs …