that only export abroad. Second, firms that engage in final goods off-shoring are more productive than firms that engage in …, firms that engage in the foreign production of final goods, in addition to export activities, are more productive than firms … inputs off-shoring. Third, in terms of the productivity dynamics over the period 1998-2003, exporters' performance in Italy …

There exists a growing body of literature which looks at export decisions made by firms. Most studies focus on … aims at filling this gap in the literature by analyzing the export behavior of a statistically representative sample of 192 … higher probability of exporting. Training activities for employees are important to export outside of MERCOSUR. -- SME …

export decision. It shows that theoretically, whatever the form of preferences, firms that start exporting invest more and … predictions of the quadratic preferences model. -- Export Decision ; Investment ; Firm Heterogeneity …