Many sectors of the UK economy experienced rapid productivity growth over the 1980's. This coincided with an increase … use more intermediate goods. They also pay their workers higher wages. Differences in levels of total factor productivity …

establishments that are always foreign-owned have significantly higher labour productivity than those that remain under domestic … ownership. In addition, labour productivity improves faster over time and faster with age in foreign-owned establishments. The … difference in labour productivity is matched by an equivalent difference in levels of investment per employee. Establishments …