Export destinations and learning-by-exporting: Evidence from Belgium
This paper evaluates the causal effects of exports to different destination countries using a comprehensive dataset on Belgian manufacturing firms from 1998 to 2005. Initial evidence suggests that, before export market entry, exporters to more developed economies have superior productivity levels than non-exporters and firms exporting to less developed countries. Moreover, they seem to experience higher productivity growth rates in the post-entry period, suggesting learning-by-exporting effects. However, applying matching methodology to formally evaluate the causal effects of export market ent... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | doc-type:workingPaper |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2008 |
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Brussels: National Bank of Belgium
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Schlagwörter: | ddc:330 / L1 / D24 / Learning-by-exporting / export destinations / productivity / Außenhandelssektor / Export / Markteintritt / Lernprozess / Produktivität / Belgien |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26935229 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/144353 |