Feyrer, J. [28]

1960-2000

United States

Cobb Douglas Production Function

Examines management changes caused by the entry of the baby boom, explain productivity slowdown in 1970s and resurgence in 1990s

The management effects of the baby boom may explain roughly 20 percent of the observed productivity slowdown and resurgence

Sav, G. T. [19]

2005-09

United States

DEA, Malmquist index

Investigate the extent to which universities underwent productivity change, due to managerial performance

Managerial efficiency tended to hamper productivity gains but, on the positive side, showed slight improvements over time

Sharma, S.; Singh, N. [29]

1973/74 to 2001/02

India

system GMM

Explores the impacts of skill composition, the use of imported intermediate inputs, ownership and organizational form on the productivity

Finds some evidence that access to financial capital, electric power from the grid, and skilled workers all matter

Baltagi, B. H., Egger, P. H., & Kesina, M. [22]

2004-2006

China

Cobb Douglas Production function approach, fixed effects, random effects

Investigates intra-sectoral spillovers in TFP and model output by the firm as a function of skilled and unskilled labor, capital, materials, and TFP

Finds evidence of positive spillovers and a significant detrimental effect of public ownership on TFP

Alder, S. D. [24]

1994-2010

United States

Cobb Douglas Production Function, Robert’s law

Explores managers as a source of variation in aggregate output and TFP

Executive talent does not contribute to the dispersion in US firm sizes and the misallocation of talent has inconsequential aggregate effects

Bloom, N. & Sadun, R. & Van Reenen, J. [30]

Survey waves in 2004, 2006, 2009/10, 2013, and 2014

34 countries

Surveys, Cobb Douglas Production Function, MAT model

Investigates whether management practices akin to a technology that can explain company and national productivity

Differences in management practices account for about 30% of cross-country total factor productivity differences.