This empirical analysis focus on the impact of firm characteristics, firms’ export experiences and location …-specific variables on export decisions in Swedish manufacturing firms. Three choices of export market participation are considered …: permanent export, occasional export and no export. The paper also analyzes firms’ choice of expanding export activities. The …

Two not mutually exclusive hypotheses can explain the empirically established export premium: self-selection of more … productive firms into export markets and learning-by-exporting. We reassess the learning-by-exporting hypothesis and maintain … persistent exporters with high export-intensity. No such relationship is found for either temporary exporters or persistent …