Drivers of Firm-Level Productivity in Russia's Manufacturing Sector
This note presents the results of an empirical analysis of firm-level productivity growth in Russia's manufacturing sector during the period 2003-08 using a rich Amadeus database as well as the recent EBRD/World Bank Business Enterprise and Pe...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18111652/drivers-firm-level-productivity-russias-manufacturing-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16005 |
| Summary: | This note presents the results of an
empirical analysis of firm-level productivity growth in
Russia's manufacturing sector during the period 2003-08
using a rich Amadeus database as well as the recent
EBRD/World Bank Business Enterprise and Performance surveys
(BEEPs). The results show that productivity grew steadily
between 2003 and 2008, with an annual growth rate averaging
4 percent over the period, showing no signs of a slowdown
from the previous period after the 1998 crisis. Firm
characteristics such as size, location, age, and the
structure of firm ownership are important determinants of
productivity, as evidenced by positive effects of scale
economies (large firm effect), agglomeration (Moscow-city
effect), private ownership, and a firm's industry
dominance. Supplemental analysis of the quality of
infrastructure -- water, electricity, transport, and the
internet -- using BEEPS data show that infrastructure
quality gaps reduce firm productivity with water supply gaps
having the largest impact. |
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