defined in terms of total factor productivity. After controlling for possible endogeneity of explanatory variables and …

, scope, and productivity. Our model explains two puzzles. First, it explains the well-known size-discount puzzle: large firms … our model, globalization not only affects the distribution of observed productivities but also productivity at the firm …

productivity or vice versa? Using matching methods, I find that productivity shocks are followed by significant increases in size … defined by employment. In contrast, size shocks are not followed by productivity gains at the firm level. This finding casts … doubt on the conventional wisdom that aggregate productivity in Spain is driven by a firm size distribution biased towards …

database of comparable productivity indicators built by members of the Competitiveness Research Network (CompNet) using a newly ….g. productivity and size. The database comprises so far 11 countries, with information for 58 sectors over the period 1995-2011. The … results. Among them, it shows that there is large heterogeneity in terms of firm productivity or size within narrowly defined …

that are implicit in previous firm-level productivity estimation approaches. We use Belgian firms production data to …

database of comparable productivity indicators built by members of the Competitiveness Research Network (CompNet) using a newly ….g. productivity and size. The database comprises so far 11 countries, with information for 58 sectors over the period 1995-2011. The … preliminary results. Among them, it shows that there is large heterogeneity in terms of firm productivity or size within narrowly …

productivity or vice versa? Using firm-level administrative data for Spain, I find that productivity shocks are followed by … significant increases in size defined by employment. In contrast, size shocks are not followed by productivity gains at the firm …

financial variables of Lithuanian firms. We focus in particular on the issues related to productivity, firm birth and death and … literature: trade participation and firm productivity are strongly positively linked, the 2008 recession has had a cleansing …