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What Makes a Successful Export

Year: 2008

Type: preprint

Abstract: We analyse a very rich and unique panel database which provides information on exports at the firm-product level. A stylised fact in the data is that many firms add as well as drop products from the export mix in any given year. Motivated by recent theory we investigate what determines the survival of products in the export mix. Estimating hazard models we find evidence that is consistent with the view that characteristics of the product as well as that of the firm matter. This suggests, in line with theory, that there are firm- as well as firm-product specific competencies that are important for shaping firms’ export mix.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Authors: Holger Görg, Richard Kneller, Balázs Muraközy

Institutions: Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, University of Nottingham, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Global trade and economics

Subfield: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funders: Centre for Economic Policy Research, Leverhulme Trust, Economic and Social Research Council

Award: G6907109897