through differences in productivity levels and size. In this paper we analyze the link between heterogeneity within sectors … industries between 1994 and 2004. The focus of our paper is on the role played by average productivity level and the distribution … industries with higher productivity levels and with a distribution of firms shifted toward large firms are more prone to …

through differences in productivity levels and size. In this paper we analyze the link-between heterogeneity within sectors … industries between 1994 and 2004. The focus of our paper is on the role played by average productivity level and the distribution … industries with higher productivity levels and with a distribution of firms shifted toward large firms are more prone to …

internationalization to differences in productivity levels between firms. As in Helpman et al. (2004), we argue that differences in … productivity are affected by heterogeneity in firm size. However, we explicitly consider the number of large firms in a sector … analysis to several developed as well as developing countries. By using comprehensive cross-section data on bilateral exports …

In this paper, we analyze the joint effect of persistency in innovation and export on firms' total factor productivity … productivity results than persistently exporting (innovating) firms with no persistent innovation (export). Combining both …

patterns of firms within the same sector. Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple (2005) develop a model in which innate productivity … allows us to compare productivity over the entire distribution. Our results show robust support for the prediction from …

patterns of firms within the same sector. Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple (2005) develop a model in which innate productivity … allows us to compare productivity over the entire distribution. Our results show robust support for the prediction from …

through differences in productivity levels and size. In this paper we analyze the link between heterogeneity within sectors … industries between 1994 and 2004. The focus of our paper is on the role played by average productivity level and the distribution … industries with higher productivity levels and with a distribution of firms shifted toward large firms are more prone to …

different internationalization states according to their productivity levels. While these papers ignore the fact, that the … with a broader investment strategy, reflecting a great importance of market-driven motives, show higher productivity levels …