productivity - hold for knowledge intensive services. Combining the models of Crepon et al. (1998) and of Ackerberg et al. (2015 …), allows for causal interpretation of the relationship between innovation output and labor productivity. We find that knowledge … productivity. Moreover, the firm size advantage found for manufacturing in previous studies nearly disappears for knowledge …

This paper uses a theory-based measure of productivity-based comparative advantage to examine the trade performance of … integral part of "Factory Asia." Moreover, the results from a quantitative model of trade show that revealed productivity … across sectors and economies. We also find evidence of rapid growth in revealed productivity in some service subsectors …

, somewhat surprisingly in light of the difficulty of achieving productivity gains in services, we also find that services labor … productivity grew at a healthy pace in much of the region. Overall our analysis provides substantial cause for optimism about the …