This study analyses empirically the effects of import competition on firm productivity (TFPQ) using administrative firm … positive incentives for firms to invest in productivity improvement, whereas import competition from middle- and low …. Costly investment in productivity appears feasible reaction to such type of competition and we find no evidence for …

differences (jobs, productivity, and firm survival) across firms that differ in their export status. We find no adverse effects of … productivity, which led to an overall decline in the productivity of a significant number of industries in Spanish manufacturing. …

and intensive firm-level margins of trade, as well as on performance differences (jobs, productivity, and firm survival … development of total factor productivity after 2009 than non-exporters, aggregate productivity declined substantially in a large …

International trade has been stated as one of the most important mean of improving firms' productivity, being the … contribute to local firm's productivity performance by incorporating better inputs in their production processes. This paper … of manufacturing formal firms in Ecuador, and, the causal relationship between the import decision and firm productivity …

firms position themselves in global production lines and how this evolves with productivity and performance over the firm …

firms position themselves in global production lines and how this evolves with productivity and performance over the firm …

remove all the barriers what firms confront when entering foreign markets in order to enhance productivity. -- foreign trade … ; total factor productivity ; firms in Hungary …