This paper analyzes productivity levels, dispersion and growth in the Bolivian Manufacturing Sector during the Market … promote economic growth with fairness. We show that in contrast to what was expected, productivity in the manufacturing sector … decreased steadily. We compute Total Factor Productivity (TFP), for the first time, using firm-level data and in addition we …

manufacturing SMEs for the period 1991-2002, drawn from the Encuesta sobre Estrategias Empresariales. Our results show that the …

use micro data of Slovenian manufacturing firms operating between the period 1994-2000. I estimate total factor …

manufacturing SMEs for the period 1991-2002, drawn from the Encuesta sobre Estrategias Empresariales. Our results show that the …

use micro data of Slovenian manufacturing firms operating between the period 1994-2000. I estimate total factor …

quantity metrics. Consistent with manufacturing studies, we find market entrants have lower prices and higher Total Factor … Productivity (TFP) than incumbents. Increased competition from new entrants leads incumbents to reduce the price of union …. Those with higher TFP have higher survival probabilities. However, increased competition does not induce incumbents to raise …

quantity metrics. Consistent with manufacturing studies, we find market entrants have lower prices and higher Total Factor … Productivity (TFP) than incumbents. Increased competition from new entrants leads incumbents to reduce the price of union …. Those with higher TFP have higher survival probabilities. However, increased competition does not induce incumbents to raise …

contribution of TFP growth to output growth in manufacturing, as compared to capital accumulation. At the state level, I also … examine the relationship between per-capita income and trends in output per worker and TFP in the manufacturing sector …, including national and state highways, and electricity generation capacity, on manufacturing TFP levels across states. My work …