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 …

productivity due to better and wider choice of inputs. In addition, at least theoretically, the mechanism of selection eliminates … digit sector. We compare relative importance of the within firm channel of productivity increase vis-à-vis the selection …In the literature, trade liberalization increases industry productivity through two channels. First, firms increase …