This paper compares the performance of purely domestic plants, domestic exporters and domestic multinationals. For our empirical analysis we utilise a non-parametric approach based on the principle of first order stochastic dominance. We find that the distributions for multinationals dominate...

Klappentext: Wirtschaftspolitische Maßnahmen werden häufig damit begründet, dass anderenfalls Investitionen ins Ausland verlagert würden und Exporte, Forschung, Wachstum sowie Beschäftigung im Inland sinken könnten. Zur Beurteilung dieser Argumente arbeitet der Autor die wesentlichen...

This paper empirically investigates the antecedents of internationalization of SMEs, focusing on differences between the manufacturing and service sectors. Specifically, employing a bivariate probit model based on survey data of approximately 3,900 East German firms, I analyze which firm-related...