Imports and TFP at the firm level: The role of asorptive capacity

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serval:BIB_1C6E1DFEAF59
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Imports and TFP at the firm level: The role of asorptive capacity
Périodique
Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue Canadienne d'Économique
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Augier  P., Cadot  O., Dovis  M.
ISSN
0008-4085
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
08/2013
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
46
Numéro
3
Pages
956-981
Langue
anglais
Résumé
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 propensityscore 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.
Mots-clé
Research-anddevelopment, international trade, manufacturing firms, propensity score, development spillovers, increasing returns, capital goods, spanish firms, productivity, technology
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