productivity, financial constraints and labor market constraints might constitute barriers to entry into foreign markets. We … size and productivity on firms’ international activities. Second, small firms suffer more frequently from financial … ; productivity ; financial constraints ; labor market constraints …

manufacturing sector to decompose total factor productivity growth into technical efficiency change and technical progress for … industries and firm sizes, leading to total factor productivity growth. The analysis identifies the industries and firm sizes … that lag the most in productivity, and thus have the greatest scope for policies that facilitate productivity growth. …