productivity levels but also on long-term productivity growth rates in developing countries. Using a panel of Mexican manufacturing … industries, this paper examines several alternative mechanisms through which trade contributes positively to productivity levels … 1986. The results indicate that productivity growth is significantly correlated with the share of imported intermediate …

The impact of trade liberalization on productivity growth is still an empirical issue; the theoretical literature is as … empirically test whether trade liberalization in Indian manufacturing has raised total factor productivity (TFP) growth. The …