This paper empirically analyzes the productivity, profitability, innovation and network effects of a public policy … policy adversely impacts the productivity, profitability, growth, and innovation performance of the small and micro leather … quantitatively evaluate the productivity, profitability, innovation and network effect of industrial cluster policy in Ethiopia. …

's productivity. We compare outsourcing in domestic with foreign-owned establishments. Our empirical results suggest that high wages …-owned firms have higher levels of outsourcing than domestic establishments. In the productivity analysis we find that an … establishment's outsourcing intensity is positively related to its labour productivity and total factor productivity growth and that …

exporting and productivity shows that exporters on average are more efficient than nonexporters. If that is the case we may also …

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

Increased productivity is one of the main drivers of economic growth. Considering the increasing importance of the … service sector in many economies studies of productivity in service firms are essential, but still rare. Questions concerning … the underlying reasons for productivity differences in service firms are therefore important. Why is the productivity in …