In this paper, we analyse post-entry and pre-exit performance of French manufacturing firms using a dataset covering 14 … results. First, on average, young firms fail to survive when they are faced with a small productivity disadvantage with … respect to incumbents. By contrast, mature firms exit the market only when they are confronted by a large, persistent, and …

following business cycle facts: procyclical entry, procyclical aggregate total factor productivity, more procyclicality in …Using plant-level data, I show that the dispersion of total factor productivity in U.S. durable manufacturing is … greater in recessions than in booms. This cyclical property of productivity dispersion is much less pronounced in non …

Many manufacturing industries, including the computer industry, have seen large increases in productivity growth rates … vintage capital model is introduced where learning increases productivity on any given technology and firms choose when to …