This paper investigates the sources of growth in manufacturing productivity in Cote D'Ivoire, Ethiopia and Tanzania in … reallocation of market share between firms contributed substantially to productivity growth in each of the four countries, although … associated with increases in within-plant productivity. In addition, plant closure (or exit) boosted productivity more than new …

To what degree can labor reallocation mitigate the economic consequences of weather-driven agricultural productivity … a key role in attenuating the economic consequences of agricultural productivity shocks. Exploiting firm-level variation …