through differences in productivity levels and size. In this paper we analyze the link-between heterogeneity within sectors … industries between 1994 and 2004. The focus of our paper is on the role played by average productivity level and the distribution … industries with higher productivity levels and with a distribution of firms shifted toward large firms are more prone to …

We analyze the foundations of the relationship between trade and total factor productivity (TFP) in the Ricardian model … "many" low-productivity industries exit the market. We derive a model-based measure of this effect that requires only …

We study the impact of techies—engineers and other technically trained workers—on firm-level productivity. We first …-neutral productivity in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. We find that techies raise firm-level productivity, and this … of techies on productivity operates mostly through ICT and other techies, not R&D workers. Engineers have a greater …

Studies of firm-level data have shown that there is a huge dispersion of productivity across firms even when industries … productive. The formers’ convergence could therefore constitute an important part of productivity growth at the macroeconomic … which can explain it. Productivity convergence was stronger for labour productivity than for total factor productivity. But …

. We investigate how decisions about the export product mix are associated with aggregate export dynamics and productivity … period is associated with higher firm productivity compared to exporters that keep their export mix unchanged or decrease its … breadth. Dropping peripheral products is associated with higher productivity only in the case of firms with a relatively large …

We study the link between exporting and productivity at the firm level. Like in previous studies we get support for … also obtain evidence for that exporting further increases firm productivity. Exporting firms appear to have significantly … higher productivity than non-exporting. Moreover, exporters - mainly firms that increase their export intensities - have …

Trends in productivity, labour, and investment in the retail and wholesale trade sectors for the Netherlands in the … productivity and that the productivity impact of computers is greater in retail than in wholesale trade. There are a number of … among retail firms, and these appear related to computer use. As expected the measured impacts of computers on productivity …

This paper examines whether importing intermediate goods improves plant performance. While addressing the issue of … simultaneity of a productivity shock and the decision to import intermediates, we estimate the impact of the use of foreign … intermediates on plants' productivity using plant-level Chilean manufacturing panel data. We found that switching from being a non …

Studies of firm-level data have shown that there is a huge dispersion of productivity across firms even when industries … productive. The formers’ convergence could therefore constitute an important part of productivity growth at the macroeconomic … which can explain it. Productivity convergence was stronger for labour productivity than for total factor productivity. But …