paper analyzes (i) the relationship between technology specialization and export specialization across regions and (ii) how … the technology specialization of origin and destination affect the size and structure of link-specific export flows. We … find that the export specialization of a region typically corresponds to the region’s technology specialization, which …

regional export flows. Since the development of each export product may be assumed to be associated with innovation activity … human capital influence the extensive margin (number of export products) rather than the intensive margin (average export …-industry export flows from Swedish regions. The empirical results confirm the theoretical prediction that the response of regional …

. We further show that selection also applies to number of products traded. Both export and import productivity premiums …

scope of their export activities. Yet, the existing literature has paid little attention to the nature and variation of such … large and have a significant impact on aggregate export volumes. The findings do not only help to clarify the nature and …

Two not mutually exclusive hypotheses can explain the empirically established export premium: self-selection of more … productive firms into export markets and learning-by-exporting. We reassess the learning-by-exporting hypothesis and maintain … persistent exporters with high export-intensity. No such relationship is found for either temporary exporters or persistent …