We use firm-level data for 15 countries and 13 manufacturing sectors to estimate firm-level productivity parameters and … to establish representative country-sector-specific empirical productivity distributions. We use these distributions … of technology in shaping international trade flows. We find that, on average, absolute advantage measured as productivity …

associated with higher productivity levels. In this context, this paper explores the links between urban spatial structure and …

correspond to asymmetries in the performance of firms with regard to productivity level and growth as well as innovativeness … distinctly higher level of productivity across all types of location. In addition, the productivity level of firms with …

, positively contribute to productivity of firms. While localization economies appear to be bound to the immediate neighborhood …

its role in the creation of new knowledge suggest that productivity of knowledge creation in a region with a homogeneous …

to expand economically and improve the quality of life for the population. Yet, productivity, profits and efficiency are … specificities and differences among metropolis is called for. However there has been a relatively scarce recording of productivity …