comparison with the United States. It has been argued that lack of product market competition and poor corporate governance are … product market competition experience higher rates of productivity growth. We also find weak evidence for the notion that in …Productivity growth has been slow in many continental European countries over the last few decades, especially in …

comparison with the United States. It has been argued that lack of product market competition and poor corporate governance are … product market competition experience higher rates of productivity growth. We also find weak evidence for the notion that in …Productivity growth has been slow in many continental European countries over the last few decades, especially in …

Are some management practices akin to a technology that can explain company and national productivity, or do they … management on firm performance; (ii) a positive relationship between product market competition and average management quality … (part of which stems from the larger covariance between management with firm size as competition strengthens); and (iii) a …

transport sector affect their productivity. In order to compare different institutional regimes, we carry out a comparative … productivity, which we regress on firm and city characteristics. We find that when firms are totally or partially in public hands … their productivity is lower. Moreover, firms selected through competitive tendering display higher total factor productivity …

transport sector affect their productivity. In order to compare different institutional regimes, we carry out a comparative … productivity, which we regress on firm and city characteristics. We find that when firms are totally or partially in public hands … their productivity is lower. Moreover, firms selected through competitive tendering display higher total factor productivity …

The Slovenian transition represents a slow but steady liberalization of constraints on competition. Using a unique … of atypically rapid growth of total factor productivity (TFP) relative to levels in OECD countries, and that the rise in … as surviving firms, prove to be the major source of TFP gains. Market competition from new entrants, foreign-owned firms …