investments, externalities and key actors in national innovation systems and productivity. This study explores whether foreign … knowledge technological knowledge spillover does not manifest itself in superior innovation output or productivity performance … that is subsequently exploited in affiliates abroad. Correspondingly, the innovation and productivity performance in …

outperformed by domestic multinationals in R&D and innovation engagement. Finally, the results on labor productivity are at … neutral with respect to labor productivity, and hence the issue of welfare gain and welfare drain is turned into a non-issue. …

neutral with respect to labour productivity, and hence that no evidence of welfare gain or welfare drain of foreign ownership …

performance from R&D and innovation. A comparison is made between the innovation and productivity of foreign owned enterprises, of … productivity. …

market to market which is consistent with that low productive firms are confined to markets with low productivity thresholds …. We further show that selection also applies to number of products traded. Both export and import productivity premiums …

investigate the relationship between exports and productivity. Our overall results are in line with the big picture that is by now … controlled for, and these exporter productivity premia tend to increase with the share of exports in total sales; there is strong … government report higher productivity premia.However, the level of development per se does not appear to be an explanation for …

I analyze the effects of sub-city level density of economic activity on worker productivity. Using a geocoded dataset … is that if the data source is not sufficiently disaggregated, analyses of the density-productivity link risk understating …

productivity differs between regions. Using a decomposition method, akin to shift-share, we are able to separate regional wage … disparities into an industrial composition component and productivity component. According to theory it is expected that … productivity is higher in larger regions due to different kinds of economies of agglomeration. Also, larger regions are able to …