in total factor productivity (TFP), but the sources of TFP differences are not well understood. This paper considers the … parameterization, my model shows that conventional TFP measures overestimate fundamental productivity differences by 30%. I then show …

This paper investigates the evolution of the productive structure around the world and the role it plays in the … structure through the Economic Complexity Index. Our results indicate that income inequality at the world level is not linearly …

imported goods and the productivity differential of domestic firms with the rest of the world. We show that increased import …. Domestic productivity growth converges to the international rate through firm-level investment in process innovation. With … competition, through either a larger number of imported goods or a faster international rate of productivity growth, leads to …

finds that this argument, although intuitively appealing, does not hold up to careful examination. Although the world …

This paper develops a dynamic theory that accounts for the evolution of trade policy, underlying internal class …

We present a multi-country theory of economic growth and R&D-driven technological progress in which countries are … countries it exchanges knowledge with. The diffusion of knowledge throughout the world explains a period of increasing world …. Knowledge diffusion through a Small World network produces an extraordinary diversity of country growth performances, including …

We present a multi-country theory of economic growth and R&Ddriven technological progress in which countries are … countries it exchanges knowledge with. The diffusion of knowledge throughout the world explains a period of increasing world …. Knowledge diffusion through a Small World network produces an extraordinary diversity of country growth performances, including …