The Export-Productivity Link in Brazilian Manufacturing Firms
This paper explores the link between exports and total factor productivity in Brazilian manufacturing firms over the period 2000–08. The Brazilian experience is instructive, as it is a case of an economy that expanded aggregate exports significantl...
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okr-10986-224452021-04-23T14:04:08Z The Export-Productivity Link in Brazilian Manufacturing Firms Cirera, X. Lederman, D. Máñez, J.A. Rochina, M.E. Sanchis, J.A. INFERENCE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES EXPORT MARKETS DATA PROCESSING INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCOUNTING PRODUCTION GLOBAL MARKETS MATERIALS INDUSTRY INFORMATION EXPORTS EFFECTS DISTRIBUTION VARIABLES INFORMATION ABOUT PROCESS CONDITIONS PRICE INPUTS LEADING TRENDS OPEN ACCESS KNOWLEDGE CAPACITY UTILIZATION LINK DATA FOREIGN TRADE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS CUSTOMS PRODUCTS ECONOMETRICS PRODUCTIVITY IDEAS ATTRITION CRITERIA INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON MARKETS ORGANIZATIONS AUTOMATION LINKS LEARNING LABOR PROCESS SOFTWARE COMPONENTS EXPORT MARKET EFFICIENCY MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH ECONOMIC SURVEYS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE WAGES DEFLATORS DISCUSSIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE PRODUCT INNOVATIONS SOFTWARE RESULTS FINANCIAL CRISIS PARTICIPATION VALUE PROCESSING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS WORLD ECONOMY PROCESSES INDUSTRY PRODUCTIVITY LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY ASSUMPTIONS PRODUCTIVITIES ECONOMICS PRODUCTION FUNCTION KNOWLEDGE FLOWS RESULT TRADE FOREIGN COMPETITION UNDERSTANDING THEORY ECONOMIES OF SCALE GROWTH RATE INVESTMENT TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PERFORMANCE PRODUCT MARKETS INNOVATION LAW PROFIT FINANCIAL SUPPORT YIELDS COMMUNICATION CUSTOMERS AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY LABOUR PROFITS INTERNATIONALIZATION OUTCOMES TECHNOLOGIES COMMODITY INDUSTRIES PRICES USES INNOVATIONS DEVELOPMENT POLICY COMPETITION This paper explores the link between exports and total factor productivity in Brazilian manufacturing firms over the period 2000–08. The Brazilian experience is instructive, as it is a case of an economy that expanded aggregate exports significantly, but with stagnant aggregate growth in total factor productivity. The paper first estimates firm-level total factor productivity under alternative assumptions (exogenous and endogenous law of motion for productivity) following a GMM procedure. In turn, the analysis uses stochastic dominance techniques to assess whether the ex ante most productive firms are those that start exporting (self-selection hypothesis). Finally, the paper tests whether exporting boosts firms’ total factor productivity growth (learning-by-exporting hypothesis) using matching techniques to control for the possibility that selection into exports may not be a random process. The results confirm the self-selection hypothesis and show that starting to export yields additional growth in total factor productivity that emerges since the firm’s first year of exporting but lasts only one year. Further, this extra total factor productivity growth is much higher under the assumption of an endogenous law of motion for productivity, which reinforces the importance of accounting for firm export status to study the evolution of productivity. 2015-08-17T18:46:43Z 2015-08-17T18:46:43Z 2015-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24775845/export-productivity-link-brazilian-manufacturing-firms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22445 English en_US Policy Research working paper,no. WPS 7365; Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7365 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Brazil |
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INFERENCE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES EXPORT MARKETS DATA PROCESSING INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCOUNTING PRODUCTION GLOBAL MARKETS MATERIALS INDUSTRY INFORMATION EXPORTS EFFECTS DISTRIBUTION VARIABLES INFORMATION ABOUT PROCESS CONDITIONS PRICE INPUTS LEADING TRENDS OPEN ACCESS KNOWLEDGE CAPACITY UTILIZATION LINK DATA FOREIGN TRADE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS CUSTOMS PRODUCTS ECONOMETRICS PRODUCTIVITY IDEAS ATTRITION CRITERIA INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON MARKETS ORGANIZATIONS AUTOMATION LINKS LEARNING LABOR PROCESS SOFTWARE COMPONENTS EXPORT MARKET EFFICIENCY MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH ECONOMIC SURVEYS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE WAGES DEFLATORS DISCUSSIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE PRODUCT INNOVATIONS SOFTWARE RESULTS FINANCIAL CRISIS PARTICIPATION VALUE PROCESSING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS WORLD ECONOMY PROCESSES INDUSTRY PRODUCTIVITY LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY ASSUMPTIONS PRODUCTIVITIES ECONOMICS PRODUCTION FUNCTION KNOWLEDGE FLOWS RESULT TRADE FOREIGN COMPETITION UNDERSTANDING THEORY ECONOMIES OF SCALE GROWTH RATE INVESTMENT TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PERFORMANCE PRODUCT MARKETS INNOVATION LAW PROFIT FINANCIAL SUPPORT YIELDS COMMUNICATION CUSTOMERS AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY LABOUR PROFITS INTERNATIONALIZATION OUTCOMES TECHNOLOGIES COMMODITY INDUSTRIES PRICES USES INNOVATIONS DEVELOPMENT POLICY COMPETITION |
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INFERENCE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES EXPORT MARKETS DATA PROCESSING INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCOUNTING PRODUCTION GLOBAL MARKETS MATERIALS INDUSTRY INFORMATION EXPORTS EFFECTS DISTRIBUTION VARIABLES INFORMATION ABOUT PROCESS CONDITIONS PRICE INPUTS LEADING TRENDS OPEN ACCESS KNOWLEDGE CAPACITY UTILIZATION LINK DATA FOREIGN TRADE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS CUSTOMS PRODUCTS ECONOMETRICS PRODUCTIVITY IDEAS ATTRITION CRITERIA INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON MARKETS ORGANIZATIONS AUTOMATION LINKS LEARNING LABOR PROCESS SOFTWARE COMPONENTS EXPORT MARKET EFFICIENCY MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH ECONOMIC SURVEYS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE WAGES DEFLATORS DISCUSSIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE PRODUCT INNOVATIONS SOFTWARE RESULTS FINANCIAL CRISIS PARTICIPATION VALUE PROCESSING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS WORLD ECONOMY PROCESSES INDUSTRY PRODUCTIVITY LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY ASSUMPTIONS PRODUCTIVITIES ECONOMICS PRODUCTION FUNCTION KNOWLEDGE FLOWS RESULT TRADE FOREIGN COMPETITION UNDERSTANDING THEORY ECONOMIES OF SCALE GROWTH RATE INVESTMENT TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PERFORMANCE PRODUCT MARKETS INNOVATION LAW PROFIT FINANCIAL SUPPORT YIELDS COMMUNICATION CUSTOMERS AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY LABOUR PROFITS INTERNATIONALIZATION OUTCOMES TECHNOLOGIES COMMODITY INDUSTRIES PRICES USES INNOVATIONS DEVELOPMENT POLICY COMPETITION Cirera, X. Lederman, D. Máñez, J.A. Rochina, M.E. Sanchis, J.A. The Export-Productivity Link in Brazilian Manufacturing Firms |
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This paper explores the link between
exports and total factor productivity in Brazilian
manufacturing firms over the period 2000–08. The Brazilian
experience is instructive, as it is a case of an economy
that expanded aggregate exports significantly, but with
stagnant aggregate growth in total factor productivity. The
paper first estimates firm-level total factor productivity
under alternative assumptions (exogenous and endogenous law
of motion for productivity) following a GMM procedure. In
turn, the analysis uses stochastic dominance techniques to
assess whether the ex ante most productive firms are those
that start exporting (self-selection hypothesis). Finally,
the paper tests whether exporting boosts firms’ total factor
productivity growth (learning-by-exporting hypothesis) using
matching techniques to control for the possibility that
selection into exports may not be a random process. The
results confirm the self-selection hypothesis and show that
starting to export yields additional growth in total factor
productivity that emerges since the firm’s first year of
exporting but lasts only one year. Further, this extra total
factor productivity growth is much higher under the
assumption of an endogenous law of motion for productivity,
which reinforces the importance of accounting for firm
export status to study the evolution of productivity. |
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Working Paper |
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Cirera, X. Lederman, D. Máñez, J.A. Rochina, M.E. Sanchis, J.A. |
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Cirera, X. Lederman, D. Máñez, J.A. Rochina, M.E. Sanchis, J.A. |
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Cirera, X. |
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The Export-Productivity Link in Brazilian Manufacturing Firms |
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The Export-Productivity Link in Brazilian Manufacturing Firms |
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The Export-Productivity Link in Brazilian Manufacturing Firms |
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The Export-Productivity Link in Brazilian Manufacturing Firms |
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The Export-Productivity Link in Brazilian Manufacturing Firms |
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export-productivity link in brazilian manufacturing firms |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24775845/export-productivity-link-brazilian-manufacturing-firms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22445 |
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