time effects. All countries display a massive reallocation of resources, with the entry and exit of many firms in all … market contestability. There are also large differences across groups of countries. While entry and exit rates are fairly … productivity directly, by reallocating resources towards more productive uses, but also indirectly through the effects of increased …

We analyse productivity growth in UK manufacturing 1980-92 using the newly available ARD panel of establishments drawn … organizational change) and 'external' restructuring (the process by which less efficient establishments exit and more efficient … establishments enter and increase market share). We find that (a) 'external restructuring' accounts for 50% of labour productivity …

In this paper we have attempted to examine aspects of the competitive selection process, firms’ entry, survival and … exit, in an important sector of Chinese manufacturing, looking in particular for changes resulting from the latest stage of …

aggregation problem introduces a bias into standard measures of firm productivity. We develop a theoretical model of heterogeneous …

following business cycle facts: procyclical entry, procyclical aggregate total factor productivity, more procyclicality in …Using plant-level data, I show that the dispersion of total factor productivity in U.S. durable manufacturing is … greater in recessions than in booms. This cyclical property of productivity dispersion is much less pronounced in non …

This study examines the relation between productivity and exports in Indonesian manufacturing firms by taking account … simultaneous estimates on the interrelation of R&D, productivity, and export show that R&D has a positive impact on both … productivity and exports, suggesting the importance of R&D to Indonesian economic growth. It suggests also a two-way causality …

International trade has been stated as one of the most important mean of improving firms' productivity, being the … contribute to local firm's productivity performance by incorporating better inputs in their production processes. This paper … of manufacturing formal firms in Ecuador, and, the causal relationship between the import decision and firm productivity …

substantial productivity growth, but some evidence of trade discipline on the price-cost margins. A markup premium is however …

aggregation problem introduces a bias into standard measures of firm productivity. We develop a theoretical model of heterogeneous …