Drawing from confidential firm-level balance sheets in 11 European countries, the paper presents a novel sectoral database of comparable productivity indicators built by members of the Competitiveness Research Network (CompNet) using a newly developed research infrastructure. Beyond aggregate...

The literature shows that openness to trade improves long-term growth but also that it may increase exposure to high output volatility. In this vein, our paper investigates whether exporting and export diversification at the firm level have an effect on the output volatility of firms. We use...

This paper describes the Macroprudential Database (MPDB) of the European Central Bank (ECB), which is an important component of the ECB's Statistical Data Warehouse. After explaining the rationale for creating the MPDB, the paper illustrates how it supports the macroprudential analysis conducted...

Drawing from confidential firm-level balance sheets in 11 European countries, the paper presents a novel sectoral database of comparable productivity indicators built by members of the Competitiveness Research Network (CompNet) using a newly developed research infrastructure. Beyond aggregate...

This paper describes the Macroprudential Database (MPDB) of the European Central Bank (ECB), which is an important component of the ECB's Statistical Data Warehouse. After explaining the rationale for creating the MPDB, the paper illustrates how it supports the macroprudential analysis conducted...