structure on firm conduct and productivity in a rapidly innovating industry. Both industries were competitive in the 1880s, and … formation of the Tobacco Trust in 1890, U.S. productivity growth slowed and the UK assumed the productivity lead. Productivity …-trust action in 1911. This case provides examples of competition leading to more rapid productivity growth through both more rapid …

technology imported from non-leaders increases exports by about 28 percent. -- Technology Choice ; Exporting ; Productivity … performance. The magnitude of the effect is large: a one percent increase in spending on technology increases exports by 30 … spending on technology imported from leaders increases exports by 176 percent, whereas a one percent increase in spending on …

We build a model of firm entry and exit and show how returns to scale shape firm survival, the equilibrium productivity … and size distributions and firm concentration. High productivity dispersion and high concentration ratios need not reflect … productivity dispersion across establishments. Indeed, industries with lower returns to scale are characterized by higher …

regions led by the US will have to increase net exports in real terms in order to restore living standards and employment … net exports to the world and to developing Asia. We find that much of the apparent shift in export product shares was a …

Trade and growth theories predict a mutual causation of innovation and exports. We test empirically whether innovation … causes exports using a uniquely rich German micro dataset. To overcome the potential endogeneity, we need to identify … variations in innovations that are exogenous to exports. We argue that this instrumental variable strategy yields estimates of …

Trade and growth theories predict a mutual causation of innovation and exports. We test empirically whether innovation … causes exports using a uniquely rich German micro dataset. Our instrumental-variable strategy identifies variation in …

Trade and growth theories predict a mutual causation of innovation and exports. We test empirically whether innovation … causes exports using a uniquely rich German micro dataset. Our instrumental-variable strategy identifies variation in …