This paper examines the firm-level determinants of foreign acquisitions of New Zealand companies, and the consequences for both purchased firms and the workers within those firms. We follow a combined propensity score matching and difference-in-difference approach to identify and address...

This paper examines input and productivity dynamics of manufacturing firms in the period leading to and following export market entry. We examine 3 possible explanations for the observed productivity gap between exporting and non-exporting firms: self-selection of high-performing firms into...

This paper investigates the impact of port infrastructure on exporter behaviour, focusing on the opening of a competing inland port within Auckland. We model adoption of the new facilities among local firms, and test the impacts of uptake on future export growth. We find that the determinants of...

This paper explores the relationship between adoption of ultra-fast broadband (UFB) and the export propensity of New Zealand firms. Previous literature have shown that the Internet facilitates exports by reducing search costs and informational frictions in establishing trade relationships....

We use qualitative and quantitative data for the same firms to examine the robustness of firms' qualitative responses regarding their performance. In contrast to some prior studies, firms accurately respond to qualitative questions regarding productivity and profitability relative to other...

The authors use a panel of more than 1,500 New Zealand firms, from a diverse range of industries, to examine how the adoption of human resource management (HRM) practices affects firm performance. The panel is based on managerial responses to mandatory surveys of management practices in 2001 and...

type="main" xml:lang="es" <title type="main">Resumen</title> <p>Hemos combinado datos de innovación a nivel de empresa con datos censuales a nivel de área para examinar la relación entre las características de la mano de obra local, en particular la presencia de inmigrantes y las capacidades locales, y la probabilidad de...</p>