Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Frank R. Lichtenberg, Donald Siegel, Dale Jorgenson, Edwin Mansfield, Productivity and Changes in Ownership of Manufacturing Plants, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Vol. 1987, No. 3, Special Issue On Microeconomics (1987), pp. 643-683
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Lichtenberg et al. (1987) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: