Learning by Exporting or Self-Selection into Exporting?

Learning by Exporting or Self-Selection into Exporting?

This paper explores the export-productivity relationship using firm-level data from Egypt over the 2003–2008 period. Previous studies using data from developed countries suggest that self-selection is the main driver of the exporter premium. Using a propensity-score matching difference-in-difference...

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Main Author: Kiendrebeogo, Youssouf
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2021
Subjects:
EXPORTS
PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35749
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spelling okr-10986-357492021-07-20T18:52:36Z Learning by Exporting or Self-Selection into Exporting? Kiendrebeogo, Youssouf EXPORTS PRODUCTIVITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY This paper explores the export-productivity relationship using firm-level data from Egypt over the 2003–2008 period. Previous studies using data from developed countries suggest that self-selection is the main driver of the exporter premium. Using a propensity-score matching difference-in-difference approach, we find that both labor productivity and total factor productivity are significantly higher for exporters than for non-exporters. On average, labor productivity and total factor productivity are, respectively, 43% and 61% higher for exporting firms than for domestically-oriented firms. Accounting for the level of development of destination countries, we find that this export premium is due to a learning-by-exporting process rather than just a self-selection of more productive firms into exporting. In contrast to exporters to OECD countries, exporters to Non-OECD countries self-select into export markets, signaling the importance of the technical assistance from OECD buyers. 2021-06-14T16:15:59Z 2021-06-14T16:15:59Z 2020-06-18 Journal Article Middle East Development Journal 1793-8120 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35749 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article
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topic EXPORTS
PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
spellingShingle EXPORTS
PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
Kiendrebeogo, Youssouf
Learning by Exporting or Self-Selection into Exporting?
description This paper explores the export-productivity relationship using firm-level data from Egypt over the 2003–2008 period. Previous studies using data from developed countries suggest that self-selection is the main driver of the exporter premium. Using a propensity-score matching difference-in-difference approach, we find that both labor productivity and total factor productivity are significantly higher for exporters than for non-exporters. On average, labor productivity and total factor productivity are, respectively, 43% and 61% higher for exporting firms than for domestically-oriented firms. Accounting for the level of development of destination countries, we find that this export premium is due to a learning-by-exporting process rather than just a self-selection of more productive firms into exporting. In contrast to exporters to OECD countries, exporters to Non-OECD countries self-select into export markets, signaling the importance of the technical assistance from OECD buyers.
format Journal Article
author Kiendrebeogo, Youssouf
author_facet Kiendrebeogo, Youssouf
author_sort Kiendrebeogo, Youssouf
title Learning by Exporting or Self-Selection into Exporting?
title_short Learning by Exporting or Self-Selection into Exporting?
title_full Learning by Exporting or Self-Selection into Exporting?
title_fullStr Learning by Exporting or Self-Selection into Exporting?
title_full_unstemmed Learning by Exporting or Self-Selection into Exporting?
title_sort learning by exporting or self-selection into exporting?
publisher Taylor and Francis
publishDate 2021
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35749
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