This study analyses 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 productivity improvement, whereas import competition from middle- and low …

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 productivity improvement, whereas import competition from middle- and low …

estimation results, we relate productivity estimates with import competition, using firm and product level measures of import …Using detailed firm-product level quarterly data, we develop an estimation framework of a Multi-Product Production … competition. We find that if productivity at the firm level tends to positively react to increased import competition, the multi …