Import Competition and Labour Productivity*
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The impact of import competition on labour productivity is examined using panel data for a sample of Australian manufacturing firms over the period 1984 to 1993. Import competition is found to interact with domestic competition; such the positive impact of import competition on the level and rate of growth of labour productivity rises with the degree of concentration among domestic producers. The results suggest that the movement towards lowering border protection on manufactured imports into Australia has led to enhanced productivity by domestic producers, especially those in highly concentrated industries. Current working papers from the 'Performance of Australian Enterprises' project Title Number Author(s) The Theory and Measurement of Profitability 7/98 Gow/Kells The Definition and Measurement of Productivity 9/98 Rogers The Definition and Measurement of Innovation 10/98 Rogers Innovation in Australian Enterprises: Evidence from the GAPS and IBIS databases 19/98 Rogers Productivity in Australian Enterprises: Evidence from the ABS Growth and Performance Survey 20/98 Rogers Profitability in Australian Enterprises 21/98 Feeny/Rogers The Performance of Australian Government Trading Enterprises: An Overview 22/98 Loundes The Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises: An Overview using the Growth and Performance Survey 1/99 Rogers The Performance of Large Private Australian Enterprises 2/99 Feeny/Rogers Labour Productivity in Australian Workplaces: Evidence from the AWIRS 19/99 Loundes Market Share, Concentration and Diversification in Firm Profitability 20/99 Feeny/Rogers The Determinants of Corporate Effective Tax Rates: Evidence from Australia 21/99 Harris/Feeny Determinants of Profitability: An Empirical Investigation Using Australian Tax Entities 01/00 Feeny Electronic copies of all working papers are available at: http://www.ecom.unimelb.edu.au/iaesrwww/epd/bperf1.html
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