Download or read book Researching the Trade-productivity Link written by James R. Tybout and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No stable, predictable correlations have emerged in studies of how trade policy affects productivity growth but market concentration seems to be an important factor. Research also suggests that increased foreign competition tends to induce cuts in plant size, may improve technical efficiency, and appears not to be closely linked with firm entry patterns.