Productivity growth in UK companies
Nickell, S., Wadhwani, S. & Wall, M.
(1991).
Productivity growth in UK companies.
(CEPDP 26).
London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
The main empirical conclusion of this paper are: (i) Higher levels of debt are associated with increases in both the level and the growth rate of productivity (ii) Increases in market share are associated with falls in the level of productivity, while companies with a higher market share experience higher productivity growth. (iii) Productivity growth was higher in union firms during 1979-89, and might have been lower during 1975-78.
| Item Type | Working paper |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 1991 The Authors |
| Departments | LSE > Research Centres > Centre for Economic Performance |
| Date Deposited | 21 Aug 2008 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/21117 |
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