The paper analyses the impact of geographic innovation on Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in Taiwan in 2001 using 242 … location Herfindahl index. We also consider the geographic innovation variable as an endogenous variable and use 2SLS to obtain … innovation, as well as Ramp;D expenditure, on TFP. These results are robust for the Gini coefficients and location Herfindahl …

to influence productivity. To this end we estimate plant-level production functions augmented by regional characteristics …

This paper empirically analyzes the agglomeration-related productivity premium at the enterprise level of the … to consider firm, urban and regional heterogeneity and test two possible explanations of the productivity advantages of …. The results suggest that Russian plants in urban agglomerations enjoy 17-21% higher labor productivity. This gain arises …

Focusing on labour productivity and working conditions, we investigate the benefits of industrial zones for private … manufacturing enterprises in Myanmar. We find that being located in an industrial zone associates with higher labour productivity …. Value added gains, however, are not transferred to employees. The results are robust to different measures of productivity …