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Overseas Investment and Firm Exports
- Review of International Economics
, 1999
"... This paper investigates what happens to a firm's exports subsequent to increases in its overseas investment. We employ a panel of 932 Japanese firms over a 25-year period. This allows us to control for unobserved fixed characteristics of firms and some measurable time-varying attributes. To cla ..."
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. To clarify the nature of the relationship between FDI and exports, we distinguish between the effects of manufacturing and distribution investments. We also consider heterogeneity across our sample of firms and assess whether complementarity is most pronounced for firms that are likely to ship intermediate
Characteristics Of Foreign-Owned Firms In British Manufacturing
"... This paper describes the characteristics of manufacturing establishments in Britain over the period 1980 to 1996. Particular attention is paid to differences between plants of different ownership nationality. The findings suggest that establishments that are always foreign-owned have significantly h ..."
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This paper describes the characteristics of manufacturing establishments in Britain over the period 1980 to 1996. Particular attention is paid to differences between plants of different ownership nationality. The findings suggest that establishments that are always foreign-owned have significantly
Productivity of small manufacturing firms a
, 2003
"... Considerable policy interest warrants a closer look at small and medium sized firms. Using an a sample of manufacturing plants from the Annual Respondents Database (ARD). I find that plants owned by small single firms have significantly lower productivity than larger non single plants. Decomposing a ..."
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Considerable policy interest warrants a closer look at small and medium sized firms. Using an a sample of manufacturing plants from the Annual Respondents Database (ARD). I find that plants owned by small single firms have significantly lower productivity than larger non single plants. Decomposing
Size and Efficiency in African Manufacturing Firms: Evidence from Firm-Level Panel Data
, 2002
"... Three dimensions of the performance of firms in Ghana’s manufacturing sector are investigated in this paper: their technology and the importance of technical and allocative efficiency. We show that the diversity of factor choices in not due to a non-homothetic technology. Observable skills are not q ..."
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Three dimensions of the performance of firms in Ghana’s manufacturing sector are investigated in this paper: their technology and the importance of technical and allocative efficiency. We show that the diversity of factor choices in not due to a non-homothetic technology. Observable skills
Importing and Firm Productivity in Ethiopian Manufacturing∗
, 2014
"... In this paper, I investigate the causal relationship between importing and firm productiv-ity. Using a rich dataset from Ethiopian manufacturing over the period 1996–2011, I find that most firms source capital and intermediate goods from the world market. These firms are bet-ter performing as shown ..."
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In this paper, I investigate the causal relationship between importing and firm productiv-ity. Using a rich dataset from Ethiopian manufacturing over the period 1996–2011, I find that most firms source capital and intermediate goods from the world market. These firms are bet-ter performing as shown
Why do management practices differ across firms and countries
- Journal of Economic Perspectives
"... Economists have long puzzled over the astounding differences in productivity between firms and countries. For example, looking at disaggregated data on U.S. manufacturing industries, Syverson (2004a) found that plants at the 90th percentile produced four times as much as the plant in the 10th percen ..."
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Economists have long puzzled over the astounding differences in productivity between firms and countries. For example, looking at disaggregated data on U.S. manufacturing industries, Syverson (2004a) found that plants at the 90th percentile produced four times as much as the plant in the 10th
2004), Does the market value R&D investment by European firms? evidence from a panel of manufacturing firms in
- and Italy, National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 10408
"... ABSTRACT 1 Several studies based on US and UK data have used market value as an indicator of the firm’s expected R&D performance. However, there exist no investigations for the continental countries in the European Union, partly because the analysis is complicated by data availability problems. ..."
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of a single large shareholder, we find that both French and Italian firms have high R&D valuations when no single shareholder holds more than one third of the firm, but that R&D is essentially not valued in the other firms.
Multinationality and performance among British manufacturing companies
- Journal of International Business Studies
, 1987
"... Abstract. Over the period 1972-84, profitability among 304 large, British manufacturing companies was positively related to their degree of multinationality. Moreover, increases in overseas production were strongly associated with increases in sales and profitability. The profitability of multinatio ..."
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Abstract. Over the period 1972-84, profitability among 304 large, British manufacturing companies was positively related to their degree of multinationality. Moreover, increases in overseas production were strongly associated with increases in sales and profitability. The profitability
Start-Up Size and Industrial Dynamics: Some Evidence from Italian Manufacturing
, 2007
"... The aim of this paper is to shed some light on industry dynamics in Italy. For this purpose we use a large and comprehensive longitudinal data base, identifying the start-up of new manufacturing firms and their subsequent post-entry performance. This enables us to link the survival and growth of fir ..."
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The aim of this paper is to shed some light on industry dynamics in Italy. For this purpose we use a large and comprehensive longitudinal data base, identifying the start-up of new manufacturing firms and their subsequent post-entry performance. This enables us to link the survival and growth
The Effect of Logistics Outsourcing Practices on the Performance of Large Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi, Kenya
"... Abstract. Outsourcing of services has become a common practice among large manufacturing firms worldwide and this is due to the various benefits that accrue to a firm as a result of outsourcing. Contracting out production of goods and services to a firm with competitive advantages in terms of relia ..."
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Abstract. Outsourcing of services has become a common practice among large manufacturing firms worldwide and this is due to the various benefits that accrue to a firm as a result of outsourcing. Contracting out production of goods and services to a firm with competitive advantages in terms
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