We investigate the role of a firm's total factor productivity in its decision to import from their affiliates rather … assume higher fixed costs under outsourcing and a firm-specific production function. We use detailed French firm-level data … strong empirical support for the theoretical predictions of the model. In particular, high-productivity firms that have a …

tasks the closer they are to their core competencies, this outsourcing increases firm productivity. Moreover, I also …Empirical evidence suggests that trade liberalization increases firm productivity. This paper offers a novel … outsourcing as firms focus on their core competencies in response to tougher competition. Since firms are the better at performing …

productivity in the public sector using a new panel data set of police departments covering 1987-2003. While IT adoption is …-level characteristics and the endogeneity of IT use. IT investments do, however, appear to improve police productivity when complemented …

How and by how much do supervisors enhance worker productivity? Using a company-based data set on the productivity of …

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

This paper examines the relationship between foreign ownership and productivity, paying particular attention totwo … is more prevalent than greenfield investment. Wefind that British multinationals have lower levels of labour productivity …

We study the productivity of US owned plants in the UK. Using a new dataset that identifies foreign and domestic MNEs …