Search for dissertations about: "Firm productivity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 95 swedish dissertations containing the words Firm productivity.

2. 1. Essays on International Trade, Productivity and Firm Heterogeneity

   Author : Anders Åkerman; Rikard Forslid; Diego Puga; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Agglomeration; productivity; firm heterogeneity; export processing zones; firm dynamics; market size; beachhead costs; natural experiment; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of three papers, summarized as follows.”Trade, Intra-Industry Reallocations and Aggregate Productivity: A Bridge between Theory and Data in Öresund”The paper aims at estimating the causal effect of trade liberalisation on aggregate productivity through firm selection as in Melitz (2003). READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Firm Turnover, Growth, and Investment Behavior in Ethiopian Manufacturing

   Author : Mulu G Gebreeyesus; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; firm turnover; productivity; firm growth; investment; adjustment cost; irreversibility; manufacturing; Africa; Ethiopia.;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the dynamics and investment behavior of Ethiopian manufacturing firms in post-reform period using establishment level industrial census panel data from 1996 to 2003. Three related topics such as firm turnover and productivity differentials, determinants of firm growth, and the effect of adjustment cost and irreversibility on firm investment decisions are investigated empirically. READ MORE

5. 3. Does foreign ownership matter? : Multinational firms, productivity and spillovers

   Author : Patrik Karpaty; Lars Lundberg; Erik Mellander; Holger Görg; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; FDI; Multinational firms; productivity; export; spillovers; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four essays dealing with the role of foreign owned firms for the development of productivity and exports in Swedish manufacturing. The essays share a common theme, i.e. that multinational firms (MNF) possess some intangible assets that could be transferred to their affiliates. READ MORE

6. 4. What Drives Exports? Empirical Evidence at the Firm Level

   Author : Viroj Jienwatcharamongkhol; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; firm-level exports; distance effect; import; productivity; innovation;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to the understand how firms engage in exporting, particularly in consideration of three aspects—product type, past trade experience, and investments in innovation activities. It consists of one introductory chapter and three independent papers relating to determinants of firms’ exporting. READ MORE

7. 5. International Competition, Productivity and Regional Spillovers

   Author : Helena Johansson; Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet AgriFood Economics Centre; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Internationell ekonomi; the European Union; International commerce; regional integration; export processing zones; Productivity; spillovers;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses empirically the interplay among international trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic market conditions, and its impact on competition, growth, exports and technology diffusion. Chapter two considers the potential relation between regional integration and productivity growth for the case of the European Union (EU). READ MORE