This paper estimates the effects of trade liberalization on plant productivity. In contrast to previous studies, we … distinguish between productivity gains arising from lower tariffs on final goods relative to lower tariffs on intermediate inputs …. Lower output tariffs can produce productivity gains by inducing tougher import competition whereas cheaper imported inputs …

-invariant) characteristics of workers (innate ability) and any additional productivity that obtains in the context of employment in the specific …

This paper estimates the effects of trade liberalization on plant productivity. In contrast to previous studies, we … distinguish between productivity gains arising from lower tariffs on final goods relative to lower tariffs on intermediate inputs …. Lower output tariffs can produce productivity gains by inducing tougher import competition whereas cheaper imported inputs …

In this paper we show that the relationship between trade liberalization and fi rm productivity is sensitive to the … method used to estimate the production function. We estimate the productivity of Colombian manufacturing plants using the … come to surprisingly different conclusions about firm productivity growth after the liberalization. Results from a growth …