labor contract modalities on firm productivity within the industrial sector through a structural model. We find that … temporary workers contribute to firms’ labor productivity to a lower extent than permanent workers, while also having …

the ROW raised workers wages and reduced the likelihood of their being informally employed. The state-level estimates …

negative effect on firms employment, total factor productivity (TFP), and revenue. A 1-percentage-point increase in the measure …-percentage-point-increase in the measure of Chinese import competition in El Salvador reduces low-productivity firms TFP by 1 … production-worker employment at large firms, reduces TFP at medium-productivity firms, reduces the total revenue of low …

in export mix and by firm size. In general, export mix changes are associated with improvements on productivity, although … export mix are more important for firm growth in large firms, but not in terms of productivity. In contrast, SMEs can have a … higher potential for productivity improvement through export product churning but this does not translate necessarily in …

International trade has been stated as one of the most important mean of improving firms' productivity, being the … contribute to local firm's productivity performance by incorporating better inputs in their production processes. This paper … of manufacturing formal firms in Ecuador, and, the causal relationship between the import decision and firm productivity …

during this period, we find that the trade shock induced a decline in employment, sales, exports, and productivity … findingsfor instance, that the productivity gap between small and large plants has been increasing over time and that the … reallocation of resources has been productivity-enhancing, particularly in sectors that have experienced large-scale import …

Following Hsieh and Klenow (2009), this paper studies productivity dispersions in Colombian industrial establishments … manufacturing Total Factor Productivity (TFP) of approximately 3-8 percent and TPF is positively correlated with exporting status … in 1991 is associated with an increase in plant productivity levels for firms that export goods. The 1990 reform that …

findings from the literature on how productivity, innovation, and employment were impacted by the Great Liberalizationa period …, procompetitive effect of trade on total factor productivity (TFP). However, as in the 1990s, these gains do not seem to have been … limits of trade policy in boosting employment and long-term productivity growth. Policymakers should manage their …