Author Archive | Thomas Grebel, Margarita Lopez Forero, Mauro Napoletano, Lionel Nesta and Angelo Secchi

The study investigates differences in firm productivity levels between France and Germany within the manufacturing sector. In addition, it analyzes the possible asymmetric effect that the Great Recession had on firm productivity in both countries. Our results reveal a systematic productivity advantage of Germany over France in the manufacturing industry over the period 2003-2013. This […]

This paper studies the transmission of global shocks during the Great Recession and its impact on French employment. Particularly, we explore the role of trade credit in the propagation of cross-border shocks. Using a sub-sample of importing enterprises that were active over 2004-2009, our findings imply that strong pre-crisis sourcing ties with countries that were […]