Exporting involves sunk costs, so some firms export whilst others do not. This proposition derives from a number of … export markets, but the evidence suggests that entry does not make them any more productive. This paper investigates … productivity …

In this paper we analyse productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment using firm level panel data UK … spillovers from export oriented vs domestic market oriented FDI, and allow for differing effects depending on domestic firms …' export activities. The results suggest that the mechanisms through which spillovers affect domestic firms are very complex …

Exporting involves sunk costs, so some firms export while others do not. This proposition derives from a number of … export markets; but entry does not make them any more productive. This paper investigates exporting and firm performance for … increases firm productivity …