Imports and TFP at the firm level: the role of absorptive capacity

Patricia Augier, Olivier Cadot, Marion Dovis · 2013 · Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique

Summary. This paper examines how importing intermediate goods and capital equipment affects firm productivity in Spain between 1991 and 2002. The researchers find that importing boosts total factor productivity, but only for firms with sufficient absorptive capacity—measured by their proportion of skilled workers. Firms lacking skilled labor see minimal productivity gains from imports.

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  author  = {Patricia Augier and Olivier Cadot and Marion Dovis},
  journal = {Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique},
  year    = {2013},
  doi     = {10.1111/caje.12034},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/caje.12034}
}

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DOI

10.1111/caje.12034

Countries

Spain

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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2026-04-28