While there is considerable empirical evidence on the impact of liberalizing trade in goods, the effects of services … manufacturing firms in a particular industry rely on intermediate inputs from specific services sectors. The econometric results …

for industry, location, and year fixed effects, she finds that: (1) firm size and TFP are negatively correlated; (2) firm …

-17. Three measures of productivity are estimated: labor productivity, revenue total factor productivity, and revenue total …

, the labor cost advantage of Ethiopian firms is more than offset by low productivity. However, Ethiopia appears competitive … Ethiopian manufacturing sector. Ethiopian firms, however, have worse management, particularly in the area of labor management …. The paper concludes by discussing the potential for labor interventions to increase productivity and create the condition …

external characteristics (industry and location). The results suggest that managerial effectiveness significantly influences …. The methodology and findings indicate that the study of industry-specific technical efficiency patterns is a useful …

female labor force participation. The connection between the presence of informal manufacturing and local productivity levels …