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Production Networks, Geography and Firm Performance

Bernard, Andrew B.; Moxnes, Andreas; Saito, Yukiko U. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

This paper examines the importance of buyer-supplier relationships, geography and the structure of the production network in firm performance. We develop a simple model where firms can outsource tasks and search for suppliers in different locations. Low search and outsourcing costs lead firms to...

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The Margins of Global Sourcing: Theory and Evidence from U.S. Firms

Antràs, Pol; Fort, Teresa C; Tintelnot, Felix - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

multi-country sourcing model in which heterogeneous firms self-select into importing based on their productivity and country …

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Innovation and Foreign Ownership

Guadalupe, Maria; Kuzmina, Olga; Thomas, Catherine - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

technologies, leading to higher productivity. We propose a model of endogenous selection and innovation in heterogeneous firms that …

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Corporate Efficiency in Europe

Hanousek, Jan; Kocenda, Evzen; Shamshur, Anastasiya - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

Using a stochastic frontier model and a comprehensive dataset, we study factors that affect corporate efficiency in Europe. We find that (i) larger firms are less efficient than smaller firms, (ii) greater leverage contributes to corporate efficiency, and (iii) high competition is less...

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Skills, human capital and the plant productivity gap: UK evidence from matched plant, worker and workforce data

Haskel, Jonathan; Hawkes, Denise; Pereira, Sonia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

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

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Convergence in an Open-Economy Growth Model.

Bourdot, B.; Frith, M.; Wells, G. - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1998

the context of a postulated change in the rate of increase of total factor productivity, we show that the convergence …

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Performance Related Pay.

Booth, A-L; Frank, J - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1997

generating higher productivity. The UK government has been in th lead in providing incentives for profit-related pay, one … productivity. …

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Exporting and Firm Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

Atkin, David; Khandelwal, Amit; Osman, Adam - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

efficiency. First, treatment firms have higher productivity and quality after accounting for rug specifications. Second, when …

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Profiting from Innovation: Firm Level Evidence on Markups

Cassiman, Bruno; Vanormelingen, Stijn - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

While innovation is argued to create value, private incentives of firms to innovate are driven by what part of the value created firms can appropriate. In this paper we explore the relation between innovation and the markups a firm is able to extract after innovating. We estimate firm-specific...

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Green innovations and organisational change: making better use of environmental technology

Hottenrott, Hanna; Rexhäuser, Sascha; Veugelers, Reinhilde - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

The literature on within-firm organizational change and productivity suggests that firms can make more efficient use of … technologies and that joint adoption leads to higher productivity. Without having introduced complementary organizational … innovations, the adoption of CO2 reducing technologies is associated with lower productivity. …

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