/plants in the Finnish business sector. Using a decomposition method applied in labour economics and productivity analysis, we …

decomposition method that allows us to condition the components of productivity growth on the age of production units. We find …This paper studies how firms contribute to the productivity growth of an industry over their lifecycle. We present a … effect is tightly related to the negative initial productivity effect of entry. We also find some evidence that productivity …

This paper links the literature that analyses the sources of productivity growth with that which explores differences … decomposition techniques, we uncover the contributions to aggregate labour productivity of continuing, entering and exiting firms … based on exporting and ownership status. We find that within-firm productivity growth of exporters drives overall …

multiregional input-output tables and disaggregated employment data, we decompose change in labor productivity growth for seven … productivity of the different factors at the regional level. In this way, we present a new perspective for recent causes of China …

Recent research has revealed enormous variation in performance and growth among firms, which both drives and is driven …

, and (iii) productivity and growth, relative to the contributions of the entrepreneurs’ counterparts, i.e., the ‘control … very important-but specific-function in the economy. They engender relatively much employment creation, productivity growth … studies show that entrepreneurial firms produce important spillovers that affect regional employment growth rates of all …

prospects as an engine of growth. Our analysis resoundingly confirms the conventional wisdom of an underperforming service …

The underdeveloped service sector in Asia has the potential to become a new engine of economic growth for developing … Asia, which has traditionally relied on export-oriented manufacturing to power its growth. The central objective of this … paper is to empirically analyze the prospects for the service sector as a future engine of growth. Our analysis of 12 Asian …