Evidence on Productivity, Comparative Advantage, and Networks in the Export Performance of Firms

April 1, 2011

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Luca A Ricci, and Federico Trionfetti. Evidence on Productivity, Comparative Advantage, and Networks in the Export Performance of Firms, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2011) accessed November 23, 2024

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Summary

This paper tests the effect of comparative advantage, size, and networking on the firm probability of exporting. The closest theoretical framework is the one of Bernard, Redding, and Schott (2007), with firm heterogeneity across countries and industries. We use a recently assembled multi-country multi-industry firm level dataset, and construct original measures of comparative advantage. The results show that firms are more likely to export if they belong to the comparative advantage industry, if they enjoy a higher productivity, or if they benefit from foreign, domestic, or communication networks.

Subject: Capital adequacy requirements, Comparative advantage, Export performance, Exports, Productivity

Keywords: WP

Publication Details

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42
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Working Paper No. 2011/077
Stock No:

WPIEA2011077
ISBN:

9781455227020
ISSN:

1018-5941

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