impact on firm performance, using a sample of the biggest private Colombian exporting firms. The first step quantifies the …

We study the impact of techies—engineers and other technically trained workers—on firm-level productivity. We first … within firms. Using structural econometric methods, we estimate the causal effect of techies on firm-level Hicks …-neutral productivity in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. We find that techies raise firm-level productivity, and this …

greater constraints that they face. Exports tend to be more responsive than imports, suggesting a favorable short …Sub-Saharan Africa is the region where firms face the greatest hurdles when it comes to cross-border trading. This … paper examines how these firms, relative to their counterparts in the developing world, would respond to changes in the …

, during 2005-2014, has created jobs modestly (at rates lower than the added value of the economy); given that exports have … partners, MERCOSUR members accounted for 50% of total exports in 2014; but only for 11.7% of export employment. …

This study explores the impact of export shocks on firms and re-aggregates results to derive distributional effects on … sectors and regions. In a first step, firm level data are used to assess the empirical relationship between exports and three … outcome variables – labour productivity, employment and wages. In a second step, an illustrative set of changes in trading …

, during 2005-2014, has created jobs modestly (at rates lower than the added value of the economy); given that exports have … partners, MERCOSUR members accounted for 50% of total exports in 2014; but only for 11.7% of export employment. …

I use Feenstra and Hanson's (2003) outsource-driven framework to investigate the effect of imports in intermediate …

There is evidence that better performing firms tend to enter international markets. Internationally active firms are … larger, more productive, and pay higher wages than other firms in the same industry. Positive performance effects of engaging … in international activity are found especially in firms from less advanced economies that interact with partners from …

. It exploits quasi-experimental variation in firms' foreign demand resulting from the global financial crisis, using …, employment and productivity) downsizing. Unemployment insurance and cash transfers yield limited wage loss replacement (6 percent … data from Ecuador, analysis finds that firms do not adjust workforce composition, but they permanently reduce capital which …

. It exploits quasi-experimental variation in firms' foreign demand resulting from the global financial crisis, using …, employment and productivity) downsizing. Unemployment insurance and cash transfers yield limited wage loss replacement (6 percent … data from Ecuador, analysis finds that firms do not adjust workforce composition, but they permanently reduce capital which …