Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/129337
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series No. WP15/25
Publisher: 
University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics, Dublin
Abstract: 
Using firm level data across 99 developing and transition economies, we explore the productivity differences between firms depending on their export status and the gender of their owners. We find that female-owned exporters have roughly half the exporter productivity premium of comparable male firms. This is particularly true for larger firms, suggesting that this difference may reflect greater difficulty in implementing learning by exporting for female-owned firms. Nevertheless, we also find evidence consistent with selection into exporting where female-owned firms face relatively higher export costs. Together, these point to significant discrimination barriers female firms face when exporting.
Subjects: 
Exporting
Trade Barriers
Gender
Discrimination
JEL: 
F14
J16
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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