in Germany. This paper uses enterprise level panel data for France, Germany and the United Kingdom from 2003 to 2008 to … firms that start or stop to export over the period under investigation, and that are not representative for the bulk of … firms that either export or not. …

reason for this result is that most previous studies are restricted to analysing the relationship between a firm's export … status and the growth of its labour productivity, using the firms' export status as a binary treatment variable and comparing … score (GPS) methodology that allows for continuous treatment, that is, different levels of the firms' export activities …

presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between exports and productivity for Germany, a leading actor on … into export markets is found. There is no evidence for the hypothesis that plants which start to export perform better in …. Results for West Germany support the hypothesis that the productivity differential between exporters and non-exporters is at …

manufacturing enterprises in Germany, one of the leading actors in the world market for goods. We show that the premium decreases …

manufacturing enterprises in Germany, one of the leading actors in the world market for goods. We show that the premium decreases …

manufacturing enterprises in Germany, one of the leading actors in the world market for goods. We show that the premium decreases …

-sectional estimations, which is in line with the previous literature. Productivity is higher in firms that import and export more goods and … heterogeneity, of factors that are relevant and differ within the firm only, for firms in East Germany. …

reason for this result is that most previous studies are restricted to analysing the relationship between a firm's export … status and the growth of its labour productivity, using the firms' export status as a binary treatment variable and comparing … score (GPS) methodology that allows for continuous treatment, that is, different levels of the firms' export activities …

difference in the propensity to export between West and East German plants is to a large part due to differences in firm size and …