tariff reductions had a positive and significant effect on the exit rate of manufacturing firms. The estimated impact of the … tariff cuts was an increase in the exit rate of 0.7 to 2.0 percentage points for the most affected industries over the 1988 … exit of least efficient firms, thereby contributing to productivity growth …

industry exports defined by their technology intensity/adoption in OECD and non-OECD countries. A panel data technique with the … indicates that internet use only promotes manufacturing exports of high-technology intensity in OECD countries. Low …-technology intensity manufacturing exports were negatively affected by an increase in the use of the internet in all the samples of non …

Recent studies show that the likelihood of survival differs significantly across firms. Both firm and industry …-specific characteristics shape new-firm survival during the first years subsequent to entry. However, in the longer run, most of the industry … factors have little influence on the likelihood of survival, but firm-specific characteristics still exert a considerable …

productivity premium of direct exporters only. While other studies have shown that exports by trade intermediaries increase with …

marketing or innovation. The second taxonomy discriminates between industries according to their employment of skilled labour …