In this paper we explore the extent to which firms experience productivity spillovers from clustering using a rich data …-selection and endogenous location choice of firms in an estimation of firm level productivity. Controlling for competition effects … and distinguishing between urbanization and localization economies, we find strong evidence for productivity spillovers …

income/productivity levels in the immigrants home countries. We make progress towards addressing endogeneity by specifying a …

evidence for sequential sorting into different export-modes according to firm-productivity: i) only the most productive firms …

In this paper, we examine the effect of transportation infrastructure on the productivity of manufacturing plants. In … manufacturing plant productivity in non-metropolitan counties. The recent introduction of the Korea Train eXpress(KTX) high … 4.6 percent in the productivity of manufacturing plants due to the introduction of the high-speed train. Our analysis …

consequences for aggregate labor productivity. Using high-quality administrative data from Germany, we document that East German … data predicts ten percent lower aggregate labor productivity in East Germany …

adverse consequences for aggregate labor productivity. Using high-quality administrative data from Germany, we document that … data predicts 10 percent lower aggregate labor productivity in East Germany. …