across countries and sectors. On the other hand, opening to trade boosts individual firms' productivity growth, via a number … of channels, and also enhances allocative efficiency across firms, in turn increasing aggregate productivity growth. One …

investigate the relation between firms' trading activities (importing, exporting or both) and productivity. We find important self … correlated within firms, failing to control for the importing activity leads to overstated average productivity premia of … exporters. -- Trade openness ; Firms' Heterogeneity ; Productivity …

This paper examines the role of international openness on the change of firm productivity in Southeastern Europe (SEE … higher learning effects. We find that (i) foreign ownership has helped at restructuring and enhancing productivity of local … firms in four out of six countries, (ii) exporting to advanced markets has a larger impact on productivity growth in four …

This paper examines the role of international openness on the change of firm productivity in southeastern Europe (SEE … higher learning effects. We find that (i) foreign ownership has helped at restructuring and enhancing productivity of local … firms in four out of six countries, (ii) exporting to advanced markets has a larger impact on productivity growth in four …

associated with increased profitability in such firms. Also, firm productivity and profitability were found to be positively …

What is the effect of imports on productivity? To answer this question, we estimate a structural model of producers … productivity through expanding variety as well as improved input quality. The model leads to a production function where the total … factor productivity of a firm depends on the share of inputs imported. To estimate this import-augmented production function …

This study examines whether the relationship between exports and productivity growth differs across firm size. Using …. This study finds evidence of productivity differences between new exporters and non-exporters confirming the empirical … vary across firm size, with both small and large firms experiencing immediate and significant productivity gains upon entry …