less. Laggard firms, we suggest, should instead achieve productivity growth through efficient exploitation of existing …

productivity, where in equilibrium the model shows that exporters invest more in innovation, such as research and development (R … (2003) method of estimating firm productivity and matching econometrics to control for endogeneity. The results show, on …

This paper investigates whether technological innovation and exports affect the size and productivity of manufacturing … size and productivity, while causality exercises show that innovation and exports imply higher productivity and higher firm …

investments, externalities and key actors in national innovation systems and productivity. This study explores whether foreign … knowledge technological knowledge spillover does not manifest itself in superior innovation output or productivity performance … that is subsequently exploited in affiliates abroad. Correspondingly, the innovation and productivity performance in …

outperformed by domestic multinationals in R&D and innovation engagement. Finally, the results on labor productivity are at … neutral with respect to labor productivity, and hence the issue of welfare gain and welfare drain is turned into a non-issue. …