Applying the Foster, Haltiwanger, and Krizan (2001) decomposition to plant-level manufacturing data from Chile Korea, we find that entry exit of plants account for a larger fraction aggregate productivity growth during periods fast GDP growth. To analyze this relationship, develop model firm based on Hopenhayn (1992). When introduce reforms reduce costs or barriers technology adoption into cali...

Previous research on the firm growth of university spin-offs (USOs) and its drivers yields inconclusive results. Recently, literature high-growth firms (HGFs) has relied regression quantile methods to study how effects determinants may differ along distribution. This builds a bridge between two strands by exploring firm-specific characteristics shape sales employment patterns USOs. To this end,...

This paper studies the nature of firm-level turnover across markets worldwide and the evolution of key firm-level entry determinants, such as productivity and demand, in international markets. We document a number novel findings that distinguish the behaviour of Chinese exporters in international markets. First, firm-level sorting and export frequencies across markets are much more strongly cor...