Import competition and labor productivity
The impact of import competition on labor productivity is examined using panel data for a sample of Australian manufacturing firms over the period 1984–1993. Import competition is found to interact with domestic competition; such the positive impact of import competition on the level and rate of gro...
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2001
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| author | Bloch, Harry McDonald, J. |
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| description | The impact of import competition on labor productivity is examined using panel data for a sample of Australian manufacturing firms over the period 1984–1993. Import competition is found to interact with domestic competition; such the positive impact of import competition on the level and rate of growth of labor productivity rises with the degree of concentration among domestic producers. The results suggest that lowering border protection on manufactured imports into Australia has led to enhanced productivity from domestic producers, especially from those producers in highly concentrated industries. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-303882017-09-13T16:08:23Z Import competition and labor productivity Bloch, Harry McDonald, J. The impact of import competition on labor productivity is examined using panel data for a sample of Australian manufacturing firms over the period 1984–1993. Import competition is found to interact with domestic competition; such the positive impact of import competition on the level and rate of growth of labor productivity rises with the degree of concentration among domestic producers. The results suggest that lowering border protection on manufactured imports into Australia has led to enhanced productivity from domestic producers, especially from those producers in highly concentrated industries. 2001 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30388 10.1023/A:1015221921220 Springer New York LLC restricted |
| spellingShingle | Bloch, Harry McDonald, J. Import competition and labor productivity |
| title | Import competition and labor productivity |
| title_full | Import competition and labor productivity |
| title_fullStr | Import competition and labor productivity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Import competition and labor productivity |
| title_short | Import competition and labor productivity |
| title_sort | import competition and labor productivity |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30388 |