composition of intermediate goods, and the distinction between the productivity indices for value added and for gross output. We …

The comovement between exports and productivity observed in many countries suggests a direct link between these two … attempts to examine this relationship, while recent trade theory suggests that the relationship between trade and productivity … suggest that exports, productivity and the terms of trade move together in the long run in all countries except the United …

would reflect higher productivity of more senior workers. If this were true, the observation of an effect of seniority on … wages would depend on the presence of controls for individual productivity. In this paper we replicate, using personnel data …' evaluations were used as productivity indicators. Since the validity of supervisors' evaluations as measures of productivity has …

aggregation problem introduces a bias into standard measures of firm productivity. We develop a theoretical model of heterogeneous …

, explains the initial rise in unemployment. The reduction in union power also helps to explain the acceleration in productivity … low wages and productivity. A fall in union power results in a reduction in these inefficiencies and leads not only to a … rise in productivity but also in wages. …

Using two matched plant level skills and productivity datasets for UK manufacturing we document that (i) more …

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 paper analyzes empirically the effect of spatial agglomeration of activities on the productivity of firms using … location choice: we find very little difference between the geography that would maximize productivity gains and the geography …