growth and low productivity. Major structural measures have been legislated to improve competition, education, energy, the …

misallocation, leading to aggregate productivity losses of 5-10 per cent. In particular, tariffs are strongly related to distortions … that are correlated with firm productivity. The main channel through which tariffs distort the allocation of capital is …An often-neglected potential negative consequence of tariffs is the impact they may have on the misallocation of factor …

exporting and productivity shows that exporters on average are more efficient than nonexporters. If that is the case we may also …

quantities, variety and productivity. Under constant elasticity of demand, each firm prices above its average cost, yet we show …

exporting and productivity shows that exporters on average are more efficient than nonexporters. If that is the case we may also …

that the productivity of skilled workers has risen relative to the unskilled, but it is not easy to explain why the … aggregate labour productivity was stagnant during the 1980s. Alternatively, I have constructed a theoretical model which assumes … that the demand for white-collar workers increases not because their productivity grows faster, but because increasing …

phenomenon of Big Data, we propose a theoretical assessment of its potential effects on productivity growth. Our study highlights … profitability gives digital firms the incentive to produce information likely to improve firm-level productivity and consumer … welfare. Finally, we conclude that the productivity effect of Big Data at the macroeconomic level is conditional on both the …