Trade shocks generated by trade policy reform are important for firm productivity. In particular, export opportunities … learning-by-exporting effect. I also find that firms that simultaneously export and invest have the highest returns to these … activities compared with firms that export without investing, or firms that invest without exporting, or firms that do neither …

, policymakers have suggested that a large manufacturing sector can: i) boost R&D, ii) encourage exporting, and iii) raise … productivity. We examine these claims. Non-parametric plots and regressions show a robust positive association between the … manufacturing sector and Business R&D expenditures (BERD), while the relationship between manufacturing and exports or productivity …

link between innovation (as a channel linking productivity to exporting) and exporting. The analysis has been conducted on …In this paper, we explore the link between firm productivity and exporting using three firm level datasets of 1323 … markets, and whether exporters achieve productivity improvements through learning by exporting effects. We then explore the …