entry to export markets, firms begin exporting if productivity exceeds a certain threshold value. Productivity is thus a … crucial factor behind firms' export market participation. To verify this, I estimate a simple probit model of the firms … decision to export, based on the Polish manufacturing firm-level data. Estimation of productivity of individual firms is …

, lowering their likelihood to export. We also find that the reallocative impacts of trade come not only from tariff barriers but …

exit, and also by limiting the expansion of efficient plants, lowering their likelihood to export. Second, the reallocative …

particular, we find that the exit of inefficient plants due to stronger import competition is very prominent in light industries … contrast, we find no significant effects of import competition on the exit of plants in heavy industries. The result has …

successful entry and operation in the export markets using duration analysis. Rich longitudinal microlevel data on Finnish … first part of the analysis, we focus on the factors that explain the duration of time until entering plants start to export …. The second part of the study concentrates on the duration of time until exit from the export markets. Our special focus is …

This paper analyzes the relationship between export status and productivity in a major service exporter, Spain, during …. The results show that exporters were more productive than non-exporters before beginning to export. The results also show …