Using a unique German firm-level data set, we provide empirical evidence for a productivity sorting along two …

-level characteristics including productivity. …

productivity but the combination of IT and decentralization does not yield a productivity premium. Contrarily, for the sample of … larger firms, the results show that the productivity of IT depends positively on decentralization. The findings suggest that …

We study the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on productivity by matching firm performance outcomes with … led to a significant short-term decline in productivity predominantly driven by the within-firm growth component. A … non-viable firms. However, government subsidies appear to have had a limited effect on aggregate productivity developments. …

-constraints and the profitability of engaging in innovation (R&D). We decompose the effects of RER changes on productivity growth …

in the effect and size of productivity shocks explain most of the gap in misallocation between manufacturing and services …, while the remainder is explained by differences in firm productivity and age distribution. We interpret these results as … stemming mainly from higher output-price rigidity, higher labor adjustment costs, and higher informality in the service sector …