Exporting and productivity in business services: Evidence from the United States
Does exporting make firms more productive, or do more productive firms choose to become exporters? This paper considers the link between exporting and productivity for a sample of firms in US business services. We find that larger, more productive firms are more likely to become exporters, but that these factors do not necessarily influence the extent of exporting. This conforms with previous literature that there is a self-selection effect into exporting. We then test for the effect of exporting on productivity levels after allowing for this selection effect. We model both the relationship between exporting and productivity, and a simultaneous relationship between export intensity and productivity after allowing for selection bias. In both cases we find an association, indicating that productivity is positively linked both to exporting and to increased exposure to international markets.
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2009
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Authors: | Love, James H. ; Mansury, Mica Ariana |
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International Business Review. - Elsevier, ISSN 0969-5931. - Vol. 18.2009, 6, p. 630-642
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Business services Exporting Productivity Self-selection Services United States |
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