This paper examines the impact of investment in knowledge-based capital on firm productivity. The analysis is based on … and above other factors, an increase in investment in knowledge-based capital of 10 per cent increases firm productivity … by 2 per cent. The research results indicate that productivity gains linked to investment in KBC are larger for Irish …

revenue per employee, value added per employee, total factor productivity, and employment growth. Improving the management … worker by 30 percent, and total factor productivity by 13.5 percent. What drives better management capabilities? Russian …

-level productivity. Controlling for an extensive set of fixed effects as well as potential political-economy drivers of regulation, we … experienced a substantial loss in productivity that was concentrated in the sectors most dependent on external finance and …

This paper examines the determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) of Ukrainian firms in manufacturing and … the total factor productivity, intangible assets, capital intensity, firm size, competition in the industry, ownership … status, and firm internationalization (exports and imports). In addition, we find that the determinants of productivity …

“polarization,“ causing low-productivity firms to exit the market while others temporarily distort their employment upward …. Dynamically, firms are incentivized to improve productivity to meet targets. Using novel data from East German firms post … exit probability, and 10% higher annual productivity growth over the target period. Structural estimates reveal substantial …

: distorted employment decisions, increased productivity, and higher exit rates. Our empirical analysis, using a novel dataset and …% points higher annual productivity growth, and a 3.6% points higher probability of exit for firms with binding employment … after 10 years. Additionally, an alternative policy of productivity investment subsidies proved costly and less effective in …

in export mix and by firm size. In general, export mix changes are associated with improvements on productivity, although … export mix are more important for firm growth in large firms, but not in terms of productivity. In contrast, SMEs can have a … higher potential for productivity improvement through export product churning but this does not translate necessarily in …