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Self-Selection into Export Markets byBusiness Services Firms: Evidence fromFrance, Germany and the United Kingdom
Temouri, Yama; Vogel, Alexander; Wagner, Joachim - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2010
This study reports results from an empirical investigation of business services sector firmsthat (start to) export … and productivity hold in the yearsbefore the export start, which indicates self-selection into exporting of more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360584
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Self-Selection into export markets by business services firms: Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom
Temouri, Yama; Vogel, Alexander; Wagner, Joachim - 2010
This study reports results from an empirical investigation of business services sector firms that (start to) export … and productivity hold in the years before the export start, which indicates self-selection into exporting of more … relationship between profitability and starting to export is found. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274711
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International fragmentation and relative wages in the UK
Hijzen, Alexander; Görg, Holger; Hine, Robert C. - 2003
This paper re-examines the trade-based explanation of increased wage inequality in developed countries by focusing on international outsourcing. It is the first detailed study to address the effects of outsourcing on labour markets in the UK. In a recent paper, Feenstra and Hanson (1996)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265562
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Higher productivity in importing German manufacturing firms: self-selection, learning from importing, or both?
Vogel, Alexander; Wagner, Joachim - 2008
-way traders do have the highest premia, followed by firms that only export, while firms that only import have the smallest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269066
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International outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the United Kingdom
Hijzen, Alexander; Görg, Holger; Hine, Robert C. - 2004
This paper investigates empirically the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the United Kingdom. It is the first detailed study of this issue for the UK. Outsourcing is calculated using import-use matrices of input-output tables for manufacturing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277433
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Does Finance Really Matter for the Participation of SMEs in International Trade? Evidence from 8,080 East Asian Firms
Jinjarak, Yothin; Mutuc, Paulo Jose; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2014
This paper studies factors associated with firm participation in export markets, focusing primarily on firm size and … interdependent relationships between export participation, firm size, and access to credit. SMEs participating in export markets tend … participation in export markets. The estimation results also point to the supportive influences of foreign ownership, worker …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840238
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Regional Trade Agreements and Enterprises in Southeast Asia
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2013
This paper undertakes a comparative and firm-level analysis of the impact of regional trade agreements (RTAs) in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. It finds that firm-heterogeneity matters in RTA use. Acquiring knowledge about RTAs, building technological capabilities, and membership of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840244
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Does Finance Really Matter for the Participation of SMEs in International Trade? Evidence from 8,080 East Asian Firms
Jinjarak, Yothin; Mutuc, Paulo Jose; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
This paper studies factors associated with firm participation in export markets, focusing primarily on firm size and … interdependent relationships between export participation, firm size, and access to credit. SMEs participating in export markets tend … participation in export markets. The estimation results also point to the supportive influences of foreign ownership, worker …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010901625
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International Fragmentation and Relative Wages in the UK
Hijzen, Alexander; Görg, Holger; Hine, Robert C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
This paper re-examines the trade-based explanation of increased wage inequality in developed countries by focusing on international outsourcing. It is the first detailed study to address the effects of outsourcing on labour markets in the UK. In a recent paper, Feenstra and Hanson (1996)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703769
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Higher Productivity in Importing German Manufacturing Firms: Self-Selection, Learning from Importing, or Both?
Vogel, Alexander; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
-way traders do have the highest premia, followed by firms that only export, while firms that only import have the smallest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822289