innovations. Small-sized firms experience stronger productivity effects. Productivity gains grow with scale among SMEs, but large …

versions of a semi-parametric matching approach are employed. The two matching estimators result in somewhat different results …

This paper investigates how exporting affects firm innovation. We embed innovation into a firm heterogeneity model with … (2003) method of estimating firm productivity and matching econometrics to control for endogeneity. The results show, on … more than 33%, and are 4% more likely to engage in R&D activity. In addition, we find exporting to have a smaller impact on …

more important role in the decision to start exporting, while the decision for process innovation may be triggered by … success- ful exporting. This suggests that the causality between innovation and exporting may run from product innovation to … exporting and conesequently from exporting to process innovation and reverse productivity improvements. Using detailed mi …

more important role in the decision to start exporting, while the decision for process innovation may be triggered by … success- ful exporting. This suggests that the causality between innovation and exporting may run from product innovation to … exporting and conesequently from exporting to process innovation and reverse productivity improvements. Using detailed mi …

employ the bivariate probit regression on a system of innovation and exporting equations as well as matching procedures to …In this paper we investigate the causal relationship between firm's innovation and exporting activity by using detailed … tease out the direction of causality between exporting status and innovation activity. Our results suggest a strong positive …

This paper investigates how exporting affects firm innovation. We embed innovation into a firm heterogeneity model with … (2003) method of estimating firm productivity and matching econometrics to control for endogeneity. The results show, on … more than 33%, and are 4% more likely to engage in R&D activity. In addition, we find exporting to have a smaller impact on …

There are sunk costs associated with exporting, hence some firms export and others do not. Research shows that … relation between firm-specific characteristics and exporting. Therefore, we investigate the effect of entering into export … market on productivity and employment with firm-level data using matching and difference-in-difference techniques. We end up …

This paper investigates how exporting affects firm innovation. We embed innovation into a firm heterogeneity model with … (2003) method of estimating firm productivity and matching econometrics to control for endogeneity. The results show, on … more than 33%, and are 4% more likely to engage in R&D activity. In addition, we find exporting to have a smaller impact on …