Does Foreign Competition Spur Productivity? Evidence From Post WWII U.S. Cement Manufacturing

Shawn Klimek (), James Schmitz and Timothy Dunne

No 805, 2010 Meeting Papers from Society for Economic Dynamics

Abstract: We explore the reasons for the productivity surge. We argue that a large share of the productivity gains resulted from significant changes in management practices at plants.

Date: 2010
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