This paper builds a theory of the shape of the distribution of total-factor productivity (TFP) across countries. The … data on productivity suggests vast differences across countries, and arguably even has "twin peaks". The theory proposed … here is consistent with vast differences in long-run productivity, and potentially also with a twin-peaks outcome, even …

income/productivity levels in the immigrants home countries. We make progress towards addressing endogeneity by specifying a …

productivity growth - is observed for foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, which should be particularly sensitive to productivity …, construction, mining/petroleum/utilities, and tourism sector. By contrast, we show that countries with faster productivity growth … role for financial openness: a country with fast productivity growth draws in more FDI into its service sectors only when …

productivity growth - is observed for foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, which should be particularly sensitive to productivity …, construction, mining/petroleum/utilities and tourism sector. By contrast, we show that countries with faster productivity growth in … financial openness: a country with fast productivity growth draws in more FDI into its service sectors only when it is …

only little known about productivity variations between foreign affiliates of multinational firms. In order to enhance the … characteristics of the countries in which the multinational parent companies are located on the productivity of their affiliates … direct investment ; productivity spillover ; investor country characteristics …

total-factor-productivity (TFP) elasticity of output per worker of 2.8. This implies that a factor of 3 difference in TFP is …

institutional environment variables at the sub-national level in explaining firm employment and productivity growth. We find basic …

Raising the productivity content of exports is an important issue for developing and emerging countries. What role do … generalizing the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the host country's export productivity level. Using panel data, we … present new empirical evidence suggesting that FDI boosts the overall productivity level of the developing and emerging …

We measure the contribution of firm-embedded productivity to cross-country income differences. By firm …-embedded productivity we refer to the components of productivity that differ across firms and that can be transferred internationally, such … face less competition in less-developed coun-tries, suggesting that firm-embedded productivity in those countries is scarce …