The Quality of Regional Government and Firm Performance
Fernanda Ricotta
This paper examines the effect of quality regional government (QoG) on firm Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in a multi-country context. The analysis is based comparable cross-country data manufacturing firms operating seven European countries. To disentangle internal from external productivity drivers, multilevel approach employed. Results show that firms&amp;rsquo; characteristics are important but factors also play role. As regards specific scope this paper, results provide evidence institutional differences within countries do matter for performance. attempts made to address endogeneity problems confirm positive and significant impact institutions
International journal of economics and finance|RePEc: Research Papers in Economics|Econstor (Econstor)|RePEc: Research Papers in Economics