This paper explores the link between exports and total factor productivity (TFP) in Brazilian manufacturing firms over … assumptions (exogenous and endogenous law of motion for productivity) following Wooldridge's (On estimating firm-level production … productivity, which reinforces the importance of accounting for firm export status to study the evolution of productivity. …

in labor productivity. We provide a novel semi-parametric specification for convergence equations and show that the speed … combination of known variables. We found evidence that the laws of motion for industry productivity growth are different across …