export takeoffs include domestic and structural indicators such as lower macroeconomic uncertainty, improved quality of … diversification also contribute to initiating export accelerations. The paper also finds heterogeneity, with somewhat different … on output, export surges tend to be associated with lower post-acceleration unemployment and income inequality …

export and import determine the evolution of aggregate productivity for the Belgian manufacturing sector. Over time, the …We demonstrate that common modeling assumptions underlying micro-unit productivity indices induce biases in the … evolution and decomposition of standard aggregate productivity measures. After controlling for such biases, we decompose …

-up -, prices in excess to costs (PCM), among of which stand out import penetration and the export orientation of sectors. In … show relevant statistical significance of explanatory variables in different estimation methods (OLS, Fixed and Random …

This paper explore the role of institutions to enhance the productivity growth across countries using a two stage … Double Bootstrap Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The productivity growth is calculated on the basis of Malmquist … productivity index. It also explores the sources of productivity growth and the influence of different types of institutions …

We study how financial frictions affect firm-level heterogeneity and trade. We build a model where productivity …. Export opportunities, instead, shift expected profits to the tail and increase the value of technological heterogeneity. We …. These results can be important for explaining the effect of financial development and factor endowments on export sales. …