by labour productivity. To this end, the stochastic frontier technique is used on a unique unbalanced longitudinal … firms. From a policy perspective, the results of this study suggest that - if the aim is to leverage firms' productivity … other hand, corporate R&D in the low-tech sector is found to have a minor effect in explaining productivity. Instead …

Measuring the dispersion of productivity or efficiency across firms in a market or industry is rife with methodological …

, measured by labour productivity. To this end, the stochastic frontier technique is applied, basing the analysis on a unique … results of this study suggest that - if the aim is to leverage companies' productivity - emphasis should be put on supporting …-tech sector turns out to have a minor effect. Instead, encouraging investment in fixed assets appears vital for the productivity …

This paper examines Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and knowledge flows, using international patent data. The result is …-industry innovation enhances domestic productivity, and domestic between industry innovations are productivity enhancing. However, foreign …-sourced between-industry innovation has a negative effect on domestic productivity. This highlights the dual aspect of patents as a …

This paper examines Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and knowledge flows, using international patent data. The result is …-industry innovation enhances domestic productivity, and domestic between industry innovations are productivity enhancing. However, foreign …-sourced between-industry innovation has a negative effect on domestic productivity. This highlights the dual aspect of patents as a …

technology imported from non-leaders increases exports by about 28 percent. -- Technology Choice ; Exporting ; Productivity …

macroeconomic shocks. Our results confirm that selection into exporting is largely driven by productivity and industry technological …

traditional macro approach to estimating the determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) does not handle them well. To counter … jointly considering the effects of R&D and the impact of non-R&D innovation activities on the productivity levels of firms …