Essays on firm efficiency with imperfectly competitive input markets: an empirical analysis

In the thesis I exploit an empirical analysis on firm'�s productivity. I relate the efficiency at plant level with the input market features and I suggest an estimation technique for production function that takes into account firm'�s liquidity constraints. The main results are three. When I consider services as inputs for manufacturing firm�'s production process, I find that more competition in service sector affects positively plant�s productivity and export decision. Secondly liquidity constraints are important for the calculation of firm'�s productivity because they are a second source of firm's heterogeneity. Third liquidity constraints are important for firm'�s internationalization

Grantor dc:publisher

Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

Year dc:date

2008

Author dc:creator

• Forlani, Emanuele <1979>

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ottaviano, Gianmarco Ireo Paolo

• SECS-P/01 Economia politica

Statement dc:rights

• info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

Language dc:language

en

Identifier

urn:nbn:it:unibo-765
Forlani, Emanuele (2008) Essays on firm efficiency with imperfectly competitive input markets: an empirical analysis, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Economia <https://amsdottorato.unibo.it/view/dottorati/DOT233/>, 20 Ciclo.

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