individually larger, with export value extremely concentrated in a few firms. Firm churning rates are disproportionately low and … survival rates of entrants are high. These findings reflect exceptionally high entry costs of export, which are the result of … anti-export bias and import substitution policies that sought unsuccessfully to develop the local industry. The paper shows …

The Indonesian manufacturing sector experienced a 'lost decade' in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis. While … many believe that the sector is now in inexorable decline, this note argues that there may be a 'second chance' for export … manufacturing, given Indonesia's relative cost competitiveness, the rapidly growing domestic market, and the opportunities of …

Union could reduce European Union-wide net manufacturing exports by 1.9 percent annually …

down countries' growth (relative to the world) into three trade-related channels: (i) an export pull measuring the traction …

. However, employment growth did not follow the substantial export growth that South Africa experienced in the 2000s. This paper …'s export growth helps to understand the weak relationship between export and employment growth. Minerals exports, which … propelled export as well as wage growth, are not job intensive and as a result supported far less job growth. Minerals have also …

geographic concentration of Canadian manufacturing industries between 1992 and 2008 …