productivity estimates through semi-parametric techniques, we find that changes in domestic firms’ TFP are positively related to …

In this paper, we analyze the significance of export market destinations for productivity growth in Sub-Saharan Africa … productivity growth among exporters, with the more productive firms exporting to multiple markets. We also find that changes in … export markets are as a result of firm-level productivity growth suggesting that firms will sell products to additional …

quantity and price information to disentangle markups from quantity-based productivity, and then compute marginal costs by …

multi-country sourcing model in which heterogeneous firms self-select into importing based on their productivity and country …

I examine the effect of reducing export tariffs on the productivity of domestic suppliers of exporting firms. Using a …) increases the productivity of intermediate input suppliers by 1.5 percent. The increase in productivity among domestic suppliers … accounts for 22.5 percent of aggregate productivity gains. I find that tariff cuts induce firms to acquire new machinery and …

in this paper we explore the link between labour productivity, international trade and regional un … evidence of a non linear negative relationship between labour productivity and regional unemployment, in the cases of European …: Productivity, Regional Unemployment, Oligopoly, Non parametrics. JEL Classification: C14, D50, F12, F16, J41, L13, R10. …

this paper we explore the link between labour productivity, international trade and regional unemployment differentials. We … nonlinear negative relationship between labour productivity and regional unemployment, in the cases of European regions. Instead …