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| Title: | | Export Behavior and Firm Productivity in German Manufacturing: A Firm-level Analysis  |
| Authors: | | Arnold, Jens Matthias Hussinger, Katrin |
| Issue Date: | | 2004 |
| Series/Report no.: | | ZEW Discussion Papers 04-12 |
| Abstract: | | This paper analyses the relationship between firm productivity and export behavior in German manufacturing firms. We examine whether productivity increases the probability of exporting, and assert that there is a causal relationship from high productivity to entering foreign markets, as postulated by the recent literature on international trade with heterogeneous firms. In estimating productivity, we control for a possible simultaneity bias by using semiparametric estimation techniques. Moreover, we apply a matching technique in order to analyze whether the presence in international markets enabled firms to achieve further productivity improvements, without finding significant evidence for this. We conclude that high-productivity firms self-select themselves into export markets, while exporting itself does not play a significant role for productivity improvements. |
| Subjects: | | Total Factor Productivity Exports Export-led growth Heterogeneous firms |
| JEL: | | F10 L60 F14 D21 F13 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des ZEW ZEW Discussion Papers
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