This paper analyses the potential mismatch between the conditions required for a manufacturing firm to become exporter and the pattern of technology adoption within the industry. The "export threshold", which is estimated using the ROC methodology, is the minimum combination of productivity and...

This paper analyses the potential mismatch between the conditions required for a manufacturing firm to become exporter and the pattern of technology adoption within the industry. The "export threshold", which is estimated using the ROC methodology, is the minimum combination of productivity and...

We provide a pioneer review of the literature on extensive and intensive margins of export growth (through new and old goods, respectively), with a focus on empirical results. We also propose the new method for estimating the role of export diversification in export growth, based on comparative...