Export Intensity and Plant Characteristics: What Can We Learn from Quantile Regression? |
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Authors: | Joachim Wagner |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Economics, University of Lueneburg, D-21332 Lueneburg, Germany |
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Abstract: | Using quantile regression and a rich cross section data set for German manufacturing plants this paper documents that the
impact of plant characteristics on export activities varies along the conditional size distribution of the export/sales ratio.
For example, firm size is statistically significant at a conventional level for the 0.25 quantile only; branch plant status
matters at the upper tail of the conditional distribution of the export/sales ratio only; the craft shop dummy is only significant
for the very top quantile; and patents do not matter at the very lower end of the conditional distribution of export over
sales. This has implications both for understanding what makes a successful exporter, and for the design of policy measures
with a focus on supporting exporters.
JEL no. F10, D21, L60 |
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Keywords: | Exports quantile regression heterogeneous firms |
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