Spatial self-selection can be ascribed to two main factors: socioeconomic characteristics or attitudinal aspects … towards travel and location choices. Several studies have investigated the influence of self-selection on the relations … spatial self-selection due to both socioeconomic and attitudinal effects. Three model specifications were considered: one …

productive. Two main hypotheses of the so called New New Trade Theory were tested: the self-selection hypothesis (high … productivity). The self-selection among region’s firms was proved. On the other hand, the results concerning learning effects …

differential is due to a self-selection process or to the role of learning from exporting. We also ask if the extent of export … self-selection of more productive firms into exporting. This weak evidence for the selection hypothesis is a reflection of …

the impact of return migration on entrepreneurship is affected by double unobservable migrant self-selection, both at the … support to negative unobservable self-selection at both and each of the initial and return stages of migration, which results … controlling for self-selection. Indeed, 'naïve' estimates point to a 13 pp increase in the probability of owning a business when …

This paper proposes a dual growth model built on a mechanism of self-selection whereby heterogeneous workers choose …

strategy allows to cure for self-selection into exports and endogeneity of financial constraints. At the same time, we can …

extensive firm level panel dataset for the period 2005-11. We separate out productivity effects of exporting due to self-selection …

immigration policies, the initial pattern of migrants’ self-selection on education, and the way time-equivalent migration costs by …