Replication data for: Cross-Country Differences in Productivity: The Role of Allocation and Selection
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Eric Bartelsman; John Haltiwanger; Stefano Scarpetta
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Project Description
Summary:
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This paper investigates the effect of idiosyncratic (firm-level) policy
distortions on aggregate outcomes. Exploiting harmonized firm‑level
data for a number of countries, we show that there is substantial
and systematic cross‑country variation in the within-industry
covariance between size and productivity. We develop a model in
which heterogeneous firms face adjustment frictions (overhead labor
and quasi-fixed capital) and distortions. The model can be readily
calibrated so that variations in the distribution of distortions allow
matching the observed cross-country moments. We show that the
differences in the distortions that account for the size-productivity
covariance imply substantial differences in aggregate performance.
(JEL D24, L25, O47)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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D24 Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
L25 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
O47 Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
D24 Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
L25 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
O47 Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
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