productivity, the skill mix of the workforce and wages using micro data for the U.S. and Germany. We find support to the idea that … is evidenced in a greater dispersion in productivity and related key business choices. We also find that the mean impact … of adopting new technology on productivity and wages is greater the in U.S. than in Germany. …

The levels and interactions of foreign connections and size may be important determinants of plant productivity and … industry. We evaluate the implications of FDI for overall productivity, input-specific contributions, and returns to scale … function model. We find significantly higher productivity of plants with foreign ownership, driven by a higher marginal product …