A novel factor decomposition of productivity differentials : evidence from foreign owned and domestic firms in Italy
Part of : WSEAS transactions on business and economics ; Vol.7, No.4, 2010, pages 332-348
Issue:
Pages:
332-348
Abstract:
Using the idea of the multidimensional generalization of the Duncans΄ index, the productivity per worker differentials across groups of firms can be decomposed into different components attributed to differences in: sectoral productivity, investment in human and physical capital, size and other determinants. More specifically, for decomposing group productivity differentials we propose an Oaxaca΄s decomposition based approach which assumes a Reimer΄ s weighting scheme. An application of the decomposing method aimed at evaluating productivity differences across foreign owned and domestic firms in the Italian manufacturing sector is also provided.
Keywords:
productivity, foreign acquisitions, Oaxaca decomposition
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