This paper explores economy- and regional-level determinants of the productivity potential of new entrepreneurial firms … heterogeneous group in terms of their productivity potential and that this potential is shaped by the economy's national system of … productivity potential of the economy's population of new entrepreneurial firms through their effect on who chooses to become an …

model, we estimate the probability of a supplier-buyer relationship and how this affects the productivity of the buyer. We … find that productivity gains from outsourcing of services activities may be substantial. Reducing local trade costs might … lead to significant productivity gains. Reductions of variable trade costs by 10 or 50% lead respectively to average …

Despite competition concerns over the increasing dominance of global corporations, many argue that productivity … superstars intensive in R&D, IT and/or human capital. In addition to productivity spillovers, we document the transmission of … firm's existing network. These results suggest an important role for raising productivity through the supply chains of …

Despite competition concerns over the increasing dominance of global corporations, many argue that productivity … superstars intensive in R&D, IT and/or human capital. In addition to productivity spillovers, we document the transmission of … firm's existing network. These results suggest an important role for raising productivity through the supply chains of …

firms that have low or sometimes negative productivity, and provides an analysis of the impact of these firms on economic … productivity, employment growth, and the investment-to-capital ratio in the economy in a robust manner. The sales of zombie firms …