The contributions of entry and exit of firms to aggregate productivity growth are well-established in the literature …. However, the impact of industry switching of firms on productivity remains overlooked. The purpose of this report is to shed … both positive and negative contributions to aggregate productivity in different periods. Intra-industry switching had …

In this paper, labor productivity growth and its impacts are studied at the industry level. The development of … productivity is analyzed in 54 industries in 14 EU countries and in the US between 1979 and 2001. The conclusion of the study is … that the industry structure that leads to fast productivity growth is connected to falling export prices. The relationship …