This study analyzes empirically the effects of import competition on firm productivity (TFPQ) using administrative firm-level panel data from German manufacturing. We find that only import competition from high-income countries is associated with positive incentives for firms to invest in...

Research questions: Do the main German manufacturing industries use cognitive assistance systems in their manual assembly as described theoretically in literature? Methods: For collecting primary data, an online survey was conducted and data from 68 representatives within the main German...