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We study the derminants of plant closures i Swedish manufacturing using linked employer-employee data. From our theoretical framework we derive and empirically test hypothesis regarding the linkages between the probability of plant failure and: 1) industry-specific characteristics of production...
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Human capital obtained through education has been shown to be one of the strongest drivers of entrepreneurship performance. The entrepreneur's human capital is, though, only one of the input factors into the production process of her venture. The value of other input factors, such as (knowledge)...
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find the positive effects on small firms’ labor productivity. Invigorating large firms’ economic activities is more … observed. However, large firm employees’ high consumption demand seems to reduce small firms’ labor productivity. Additionally …
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establishment entry and exit drive immigrant-induced job creation and a rightward shift of the productivity distribution in U ….S. local industries. High-productivity establishments are more likely to enter and less likely to exit in high immigration … environments, whereas low-productivity establishments are more likely to exit. These dynamics result in productivity growth. A …
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age and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from … manufacturing industries in Germany using newly available, unique data. We find concave age-productivity profiles and a negative … paribus lower level of productivity in firms with a higher share of female employees does not go hand in hand with a lower …
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productivity in the long run. …
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workers to whom they are connected over unconnected or unemployed workers. Employed and connected workers mostly go to high-productivity … firms, whereas unemployed and unconnected workers tend to go to low-productivity firms. Strong connections - family, recent …
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How do importing activities matter in explaining firm heterogeneity? How firm performances are related to foreign markets heterogeneity? Using a rich database on Italian manufacturing firms, this essay adds new evidence on the relationship between trade status and firm characteristics. We...
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and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from … level surveys performed by the Statistical Offices. Our micro-econometric analysis confirms previous findings of concave age-productivity … the ceteris paribus lower level of productivity in firms with a higher share of female employees does not go hand in hand …
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