Job reallocation and productivity growth in a post-socialist economy: Evidence from Slovenian manufacturing

Jan De Loecker; Jozef Konings

doi:10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2005.09.014

Job reallocation and productivity growth in a post-socialist economy: Evidence from Slovenian manufacturing

Jan De Loecker, Jozef Konings

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Abstract

This paper studies whether job reallocation in Slovenia, a post-socialist economy, has been associated with gains in total factor productivity (TFP). We document the importance of entry and exit in job reallocation and show that TFP has increased mainly due to existing firms' increasing efficiency and through net entry of firms. Underlying aggregate TFP growth is job destruction by state firms and reallocation of employment to private firms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	388-408
Number of pages	21
Journal	European Journal of Political Economy
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2005.09.014
Publication status	Published - Jun 1 2006

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Keywords

Creative destruction
Reallocation
Total factor productivity

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Economics and Econometrics
Political Science and International Relations

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De Loecker, J., & Konings, J. (2006). Job reallocation and productivity growth in a post-socialist economy: Evidence from Slovenian manufacturing. European Journal of Political Economy, 22(2), 388-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2005.09.014

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