Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/96290 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2014/066
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
In this paper, we aim to analyse the learning by exporting hypothesis in the Mozambican context. Due to the presence of the born-global phenomenon among exporters, we address the endogeneity introduced by self-selection by combining a generalized BO approach with results from traditional matching techniques. Our results show that very few manufacturing firms export and that export participation is highly persistent. There is also evidence supporting the learning by exporting hypothesis and the results suggest a significant export premium of between 15 and 24 per cent, controlling for differences in observable characteristics between exporters and non-exporters. Finally, qualitative information on non-exporters seeking new markets suggests that 'lack of knowledge of potential markets' is the most serious constraint to international market entry. We conclude that the Mozambican Export Promotion Institute could play an important role in overcoming this information deficit for potential Mozambican exporters.
Subjects: 
firm level analysis
export
Mozambique
JEL: 
D22
F14
O12
O55
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-787-5
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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