Do exports generate higher productivity? Evidence from Slovenia |
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Authors: | Jan De Loecker |
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Institution: | Department of Economics, Stern School of Business, New York University, USA |
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Abstract: | I use matched sampling techniques to analyze whether firms that start exporting become more productive, controlling for the self-selection into export markets. To this end, I use micro data of Slovenian manufacturing firms operating in the period 1994-2000. Overall I find that export entrants become more productive once they start exporting. The productivity gap between exporters and their domestic counterparts increases further over time. These results also hold at the industry level and are robust to other controls that may be associated with increased productivity, such as private ownership. Using information on the (firm-level) destination of exports, I find that the productivity gains are higher for firms exporting towards high income regions. |
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Keywords: | Exports Production functions Productivity dynamics Learning by exporting Export destination |
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