Cover Image

Export Growth and Factor Market Competition: Theory and Some Evidence

Empirical evidence suggests that sectoral export growth decreases exporters' survival probability, whereas this is not true for non-exporters. Models with firm heterogeneity in total factor productivity (TFP) predict the opposite. To solve this puzzle, we develop a two{factor framework where firms differ in factor intensities. Thus, export growth increases competition for the factor used intensively by exporters, eliminating some of them, while non-exporters
Year of publication:
2011-01-20
Authors: Namini, Julian Emami ; Facchini, Giovanni ; Lopez, Ricardo A.
Institutions: Tinbergen Institute
Extent:
application/pdf
Series:
Type of publication: Book / Working Paper
Notes:
The text is part of a series Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers Number 11-013/2
Source:
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008838574
Similar items by person