In this paper, we examine how the effect of movements in the real exchange rate on manufacturing plants depends on the …, appreciations can lead to a reduction in plant size, which, in the presence of scale economies, can lower productivity. We examine … productivity. Using plant-level data that covers the entire Canadian manufacturing sector from 1984 to 1997, we find that many …

differences is countries'TFP growth rates with about twice the size in the US. According to robust econometricanalysis there have …

, by decomposing changes in the level and share of manufacturing employment. The results indicate that in most countries … the decline in manufacturing employment is associated mainly with rising labour productivity in manufacturing …. -- deindustrialization ; reindustrialization ; manufacturing ; employment …

Starting in the mid 1970s, Chile implemented comprehensive structural market reforms. Using manufacturing plant … partially accounted for the improvement in manufacturing performance. -- plant dynamics ; productivity ; manufacturing ; Chile …

Starting in the mid 1970s, Chile implemented comprehensive structural market reforms. Using manufacturing plant … partially accounted for the improvement in manufacturing performance …

We estimate firm–level idiosyncratic risk in the U.S. manufacturing sector. Our proxy for risk is the volatility of the …

Using plant-level data on Chilean manufacturing firms for the 1980-2001 period, we estimate and characterize …

while the manufacturing sector contributed only 4 per cent to GDP in 2011. The economic transformation agenda, otherwise …