frontier and that the frontier will move out faster. In particular, plants that export will achieve a higher productivity level … increase their productivity advantage after entry into the export market. While the first finding can be explained by selection …. However intuitive the argument, empirical evidence is meager. This hypothesis is examined by calculating the effect of export …

increased total factor productivity, but are still inversely related to factor inputs among the lower-middle-income nations of …

We consider economic development of sub-Saharan Africa from the perspective of slow convergence of productivity, both … across sectors and firms within sectors. Why have 'productivity enclaves', islands of high productivity in a sea of smaller … low-productivity firms, not diffused more rapidly? We summarize and analyse three sets of factors: First, the poor …