first order stochastic dominance it is shown that, in line with this hypothesis, the productivity distribution of foreign …

While the role of exports in promoting growth in general, and productivity in particular, has been investigated … at the firm level been used to look at the extent and causes of productivity differentials between exporters and their …, while exporting does not necessarily improve productivity. …

the productivity and efficiency of agricultural production. Production in the agricultural sector in Russia and Ukraine …

In analyzing firm productivity in Belgium, this article shows empirically that both scale and efficiency contribute … positively to the typical productivity advantage of foreign affiliates. Stochastic production frontier estimation using the …

It is often argued that foreign firms may enhance the productivity of indigenous firms in an economy, through forward … or backward linkages. Such externality effects typically are called "productivity spillovers". In terms of foreign direct … by foreign companies for over 40 years. This article examines possible productivity spillovers from foreign-owned firms …

This paper contributes to the flourishing literature on exports and productivity by using a unique newly available …

This paper examines the effect of control changes on efficiency and productivity in the banking industry of Argentina … privatization, foreign acquisition of domestic banks and mergers and acquisitions among local institutions. Bank productivity is … privatization had a positive short-term effect on productivity in part as a result of efficiency gains, which were then gradually …