innovations. Small-sized firms experience stronger productivity effects. Productivity gains grow with scale among SMEs, but large …

This paper investigates how exporting affects firm innovation. We embed innovation into a firm heterogeneity model with … (2003) method of estimating firm productivity and matching econometrics to control for endogeneity. The results show, on … more than 33%, and are 4% more likely to engage in R&D activity. In addition, we find exporting to have a smaller impact on …

We develop a two-sided matching model to analyze collaboration between heterogeneous academics and firms. We predict a … positive assortative matching in terms of both scientific ability and affinity for type of research, but negative assortative …

engaged in exporting activity tend to have superior characteristics compared to their non-exporting peers. The paper is …

. This process is then assumed to follow a matching of equals among equals. Using rich data from Germany and Denmark we fully … confirm a matching on qualification levels for high-skilled employees, partially for medium-skilled employees but not for low …