Authors:

  • Marc Melitz

Excerpt

Dynamic Olley-Pakes Productivity Decomposition with Entry and Exit. Marc Melitz, February 4, 2013 , Paper. "In this paper, we propose an extension of the productivity decomposition method developed by Olly & Pakes (1996). This extension provides an accounting for the contributions of both firm entry and exit to aggregate productivity changes. It breaks down the contribution of surviving firms into a component accounting for changes in the firm-level distribution of productivity and another accounting for the market share reallocations among those firms..." Link Verified October 13, 2014