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first order stochastic dominance it is shown that, in line with this hypothesis, the productivity distribution of foreign …
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While the role of exports in promoting growth in general, and productivity in particular, has been investigated … at the firm level been used to look at the extent and causes of productivity differentials between exporters and their …, while exporting does not necessarily improve productivity. …
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the productivity and efficiency of agricultural production. Production in the agricultural sector in Russia and Ukraine …
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Food prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased 2.6 percent in 1997. This increase was greater … and distributing food, as measured by the farm-to-retail price spread, were primarily responsible for the 1997 increase ….4 percent. The farm value share of the food dollar spent in grocery stores in 1997 was 23 percent, a decrease of 2 percent from …
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In analyzing firm productivity in Belgium, this article shows empirically that both scale and efficiency contribute … positively to the typical productivity advantage of foreign affiliates. Stochastic production frontier estimation using the …
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It is often argued that foreign firms may enhance the productivity of indigenous firms in an economy, through forward … or backward linkages. Such externality effects typically are called "productivity spillovers". In terms of foreign direct … by foreign companies for over 40 years. This article examines possible productivity spillovers from foreign-owned firms …
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This paper contributes to the flourishing literature on exports and productivity by using a unique newly available …
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This paper examines the effect of control changes on efficiency and productivity in the banking industry of Argentina … privatization, foreign acquisition of domestic banks and mergers and acquisitions among local institutions. Bank productivity is … privatization had a positive short-term effect on productivity in part as a result of efficiency gains, which were then gradually …
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The paper compares the efficiency of the European banking systems in view of the constitution of the European Monetary Union. Since competition among banks will increase, it is important to identify the most efficient banking system able to play a role in that market. A parametric approach is...
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