Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/261869 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Citation: 
[Journal:] BRQ Business Research Quarterly [ISSN:] 2340-9436 [Volume:] 23 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Sage Publishing [Place:] London [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 1-19
Publisher: 
Sage Publishing, London
Abstract: 
Export promotion programmes (EPPs) are argued to support firms' export activity. However, the empirical evidence for the link between EPPs and exporting is inconclusive. We argue and demonstrate by using fuzzy set methods one can uncover configurations that combine the firm's participation in specific EPPs, namely trade missions and fairs, together with certain firm-specific characteristics. We base our analysis on a sample of 641 Chilean exporters (2010-2015), and show regression results are mostly insignificant and with a much lower model fit level compared with our fuzzy set analysis. Our main findings illustrate that small, young and non-export-experienced firms gain the most from trade fairs and trade missions, which supports the notion that EPPs provide the information required in export markets.
Subjects: 
Export promotion programmes
Firm export activity
Trade missions
Trade fairs
Configurational approach
JEL: 
M16
M38
C12
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