Imports and TFP at the firm level
The role of absorptive capacity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19035602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Augier (Aix‐Marseille University (Aix‐Marseille School of Economics), CNRS & EHESS and FEMISE, corresponding author), Olivier Cadot (0000-0001-7323-6418, University of Lausanne, CEPR, CEPREMAP, and FERDI), Marion Dovis (Aix‐Marseille University (Aix‐Marseille School of Economics), CNRS & EHESS) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 956-981 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4085 • E-ISSN: 1540-5982 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/caje.12034 |
| OpenAlex | W2112472634 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 49 |
This paper estimates the effect of the decision to import intermediate goods and capital equipment on Total Factor Productivity (TFP) at the firm level on a panel of Spanish firms (1991–2002). We use two alternative approaches. In the first, we estimate TFP and apply a diff‐in‐diff estimator with a control group constructed by propensity‐score matching. In the second, direct method, we estimate TFP with imported inputs as a state variable in one stage. Both approaches show that the effect of a firm's decision to source intermediates and capital equipment abroad on its TFP depends critically on its capacity to absorb technology, measured by the proportion of skilled labour
Absorptive capacity · Capital equipment · Econometrics · Economics · Estimator · Industrial organization · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Monetary economics · Panel data · Productivity · Propensity score matching · Statistics · Total factor productivity · Economic Policies and Impacts · Global trade and economics · International Business and FDI · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |